土崩瓦解
tǔ bēng wǎ jiě
Pinyin

Definition

土崩瓦解
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tǔ bēng wǎ jiě
  1. to collapse
  2. to fall apart

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

了解
liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
土
Tǔ
  1. 1 Tu (ethnic group)
  2. 2 surname Tu
土地
tǔ dì
  1. 1 land
  2. 2 soil
  3. 3 territory
  4. 4 CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]
土豆
tǔ dòu
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 (Tw) peanut
  4. 4 CL:顆|颗[kē]
崩溃
bēng kuì
  1. 1 to collapse
  2. 2 to crumble
  3. 3 to fall apart
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
缓解
huǎn jiě
  1. 1 to bring relief
  2. 2 to alleviate (a crisis)
  3. 3 to dull (a pain)
解
Xiè
  1. 1 surname Xie
解放
jiě fàng
  1. 1 to liberate
  2. 2 to emancipate
  3. 3 liberation
  4. 4 refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
  5. 5 CL:次[cì]
解决
jiě jué
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 to solve
  4. 4 to dispose of
  5. 5 to dispatch
解脱
jiě tuō
  1. 1 to untie
  2. 2 to free
  3. 3 to absolve of
  4. 4 to get free of
  5. 5 to extirpate oneself
  6. 6 (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
解释
jiě shì
  1. 1 explanation
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to interpret
  4. 4 to resolve
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
解锁
jiě suǒ
  1. 1 to unlock
  2. 2 to release
不解
bù jiě
  1. 1 to not understand
  2. 2 to be puzzled by
  3. 3 indissoluble
出土
chū tǔ
  1. 1 to dig up
  2. 2 to appear in an excavation
  3. 3 unearthed
  4. 4 to come up out of the ground
分解
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
动土
dòng tǔ
  1. 1 to break ground (prior to building sth)
  2. 2 to start building
化解
huà jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to resolve (contradictions)
  3. 3 to dispel (doubts)
  4. 4 to iron out (difficulties)
  5. 5 to defuse (conflicts)
  6. 6 to neutralize (fears)
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
和解
hé jiě
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute out of court)
  2. 2 to reconcile
  3. 3 settlement
  4. 4 conciliation
  5. 5 to become reconciled

Idioms (20)

一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
  1. 1 buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī
  1. 1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
  2. 2 falling to pieces
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
  1. 1 combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
  1. 1 clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
  2. 2 worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
  1. 1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
大惑不解
dà huò bù jiě
  1. 1 to be at a loss (idiom)
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
  1. 1 heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
  2. 2 fig. violent revolution
  3. 3 major social upheaval
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
  1. 1 duty to defend the country (idiom)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)

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