崩決

崩决
bēngjué
  1. to burst (of dam)
  2. to be breached
  3. to collapse

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 崩 bēng
  1. to collapse
  2. to fall into ruins
  3. death of king or emperor
  4. demise
2 決 jué
  1. to decide
  2. to determine
  3. to execute (sb)
  4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst
  5. definitely
  6. certainly

Related entries

撐破 chēngpò to burst
沖決 chōngjué to burst (e.g. a dam)
潰決 kuìjué (of a dike or dam) to burst
綻破 zhànpò
  1. to burst
  2. to split
衝垮 chōngkuǎ
  1. to burst
  2. to break through
  3. to topple
水流的强力把桥给冲垮了。

The flow of the water was strong enough to wash away the bridge.

Source: Tatoeba

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