Definition

1. Verb:
   • To disintegrate: To break down into smaller parts, losing cohesion and unity. Often describes organized structures collapsing.
   • To dissolve: To come apart or disband, ceasing to exist as a single, functional entity. Commonly used for groups, systems, or alliances.
   • To crumble: To fall apart or collapse, often implying a gradual or complete loss of form and strength.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đế chế đó đã hoàn toàn tan rã. (That empire completely disintegrated.)
  • Tổ chức này có nguy cơ tan rã. (This organization is at risk of dissolving.)
  • Hệ thống phòng thủ của đối phương đang tan rã. (The enemy's defense system is crumbling.)

Advanced Usage

• "tan rã dần": to gradually disintegrate or fall apart.
  • Liên minh đang tan rã dần vì bất đồng nội bộ. (The alliance is gradually dissolving due to internal disagreements.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự tan rã (n): The disintegration, the dissolution. Refers to the process or state of falling apart.
  • Sự tan rã của liên bang là không thể tránh khỏi. (The dissolution of the federation was inevitable.)

Synonyms

• Disintegrate: To break into parts or lose cohesion.
• Dissolve: To cause to disappear or disband.
• Collapse: To fall down or give way suddenly.
• Break up: To separate into smaller pieces or to end a union.

Related Idioms

• Tan rã như cát bụi: To disintegrate into dust; to vanish completely without a trace.
  • Âm mưu của chúng cuối cùng tan rã như cát bụi. (Their plot ultimately disintegrated into dust.)

verb

1. to disintegrate, to separate