How to say “fall apart” in Chinese
fall apart; scattered
“Fall apart” in Chinese is 散, sǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
散 is read sǎn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Second reading: sǎn, “loose, scattered”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “散”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 散. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 晚饭后我们去河边散步吧wǎnfànhòuwǒmenqùhébiānsànbùbaLet's take a walk by the river after dinner.
- 王先生夫妇每天一起散步WángxiānshengfūfùměitiānyìqǐsànbùMr. and Mrs. Wang go for a walk together every day.
- 我们沿着河边散步吧wǒmenyánzhehébiānsànbùbaLet's take a walk along the river.
- 傍晚我们常常去河边散步。bàngwǎnwǒmenchángchángqùhébiānsànbùToward evening we often go for a walk by the river.
- 周末我或是在家看书，或是去公园散步。zhōumòwǒhuòshìzàijiākànshū,huòshìqùgōngyuánsànbùOn weekends I either read at home or go for a walk in the park.
- 周末我们常去郊外散步zhōumòwǒmenchángqùjiāowàisànbùOn weekends we often go for walks out of town.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fall apart” in Chinese?
“Fall apart” in Chinese is 散, pinyin sǎn.
What does 散 mean?
散 (sǎn) means “fall apart; scattered”.
How do you write 散?
散 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 散?
散 is read sǎn. Tones: sǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fall apart” in the lesson “Hard and soft”
This word is from the topic “Look and shape” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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