phá sập
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Definition
- Verb:
- To pull down (a building): To deliberately cause a structure, especially a building, to collapse.
- To demolish: To completely destroy or knock down a structure.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chính quyền đã quyết định phá sập tòa nhà cũ kỹ đó. (The authorities decided to demolish that old building.)
- Họ dùng chất nổ để phá sập khách sạn. (They used explosives to pull down the hotel.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in news reports or official contexts regarding the destruction of unsafe, illegal, or condemned structures.
- It implies a forceful, intentional, and complete collapse, not a partial dismantling.
Variants and Related Words
- Phá hủy (v): To destroy. This is a more general term for destruction.
- Đánh sập (v): To knock down, to cause to collapse. Very similar in meaning to "phá sập."
Synonyms
- Demolish
- Raze
- Pull down
- Knock down
Related Idioms
- While "phá sập" itself is not typically part of idioms, the result can be described with phrases like:
- Đổ sập: to collapse (often from an external force or structural failure).
- Ngôi nhà đổ sập sau trận động đất. (The house collapsed after the earthquake.)
- Pull down (a builing) ; demolish