崩 (bēng): to collapse, to fall into ruins, death of king or emperor
崩 (bēng) is a Chinese character meaning “to collapse.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (semantic) and 朋 (phonetic). It ranks #2130 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 崩 mountain. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岸 (àn, bank).
Definitions
- to collapse
- to fall into ruins
- death of king or emperor
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 崩溃verb | bēng kuì | to collapse |
| 雪崩noun | xuě bēng | avalanche |
| 崩塌verb | bēng tā | talus slide |
| 土崩瓦解phrase | tǔ bēng wǎ jiě | to collapse |
| 山崩noun | shān bēng | landslide |
| 崩裂verb | bēng liè | to rupture |
| 血崩verb | xuè bēng | metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period) |
| 崩坏作用 | bēng huài zuò yòng | mass wasting (geology) |
| 从善如登，从恶如崩 | cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng | doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom) |
| 崩老头 | bēng lǎo tóu | (slang) to trick older men into repeatedly sending small sums of money by feigning romantic interest |
| 天崩地裂 | tiān bēng dì liè | heaven falls and earth rends (idiom) |
| 分崩离析phrase | fēn bēng lí xī | to collapse and fall apart (idiom) |
| 礼坏乐崩 | lǐ huài yuè bēng | see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏 |
| 礼崩乐坏phrase | lǐ bēng yuè huài | rites and music are in ruins (idiom) |
| 礼乐崩坏 | lǐ yuè bēng huài | see 禮崩樂壞|礼崩乐坏 |
崩 appears in 35 compound words: 54 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 崩 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
feudal system collapses and rites and music deteriorate; social order collapses and morals deteriorate
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent revolution; major social upheaval
feudal system collapses and rites and music deteriorate; social order collapses and morals deteriorate
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster; fig. violent revolution; major social upheaval
Example Sentences
学习崩字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí bēng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "崩" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
林志杰谈家人泪崩30秒!黄金世代队友齐聚 揭“野兽”私下...
lín zhì jié tán jiā rén lèi bēng 3 0 miǎo ! huáng jīn shì dài duì yǒu qí jù jiē yě shòu sī xià . . .
Lin Zhijie talked about his family and burst into tears for 30 seconds! Golden generation teammates gather to reveal the "beast" in private...
...退休倒数计时盼再拚一冠!谈家人罕见感性泪崩(影音)
. . . tuì xiū dǎo shǔ jì shí pàn zài 拚 yī guàn ! tán jiā rén hǎn jiàn gǎn xìng lèi bēng ( yǐng yīn )
... The countdown to retirement is looking forward to another championship! Talking about the rare emotional tears of the family (video)
川普执政周年民调崩盘!64%痛批关税误国
chuān pǔ zhí zhèng zhōu nián mín diào bēng pán ! 6 4 tòng pī guān shuì wù guó
Trump's anniversary polls collapsed! 64% criticized tariffs for misleading the country
美国加州大规模雪崩夺9命 寻获最后遗体
měi guó jiā zhōu dà guī mó xuě bēng duó 9 mìng xún huò zuì hòu yí tǐ
A massive avalanche in California, USA, claimed 9 lives and found the last body
《超夜》詹老师惊传过世!詹雅雯崩溃发声:太心痛了
chāo yè 詹 lǎo shī jīng chuán guò shì ! 詹 yǎ 雯 bēng kuì fā shēng : tài xīn tòng le
"Super Night" Teacher Zhan passed away! Zhan Yawen collapsed and spoke: It's so heartbreaking
他的政权必定会崩溃。
Tā de zhèngquán bìdìng huì bēngkuì.
His regime is bound to collapse.
阿尔及利亚不会崩溃。
āěrjílìyà bú huì bēngkuì.
Algeria will not crumble.
交通被山崩所阻断。
Jiāotōng bèi shānbēng suǒ zǔduàn.
Traffic was blocked by a landslide.
状态已经崩溃了。
Zhuàngtài yǐjīng bēngkuì le.
My mood is shot.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 山 (mountain) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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