# 崩溃 (bēngkuì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 崩溃 (bēngkuì) means “to collapse; to break down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to collapse; to break down
- Pinyin: bēngkuì (beng1 kui4)
- Traditional: 崩潰
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 在巨大的压力下，他的情绪几乎崩溃了。
  Zài jùdà de yālì xià, tā de qíngxù jīhū bēngkuì le.
  Under immense pressure, his emotions nearly broke down.

## Characters

- 崩 (bēng): to collapse; to fall into ruins
- 溃 (kuì): (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike; to break through (a military encirclement)

https://hanziro.com/word/beng-kui-collapse/

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