Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
山崩地塌
山崩地塌
山崩地塌
山崩地塌
山崩地塌
山崩地塌
山崩地塌
山崩地塌

山崩地塌 — “Mountains crumble and the earth gives way”

山崩地塌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Mountains crumble and the earth gives way”. Describes a cataclysmic event, immense destruction, or a profound upheaval. Literally, “mountains collapse and earth caves in”.

Frequency

山崩地塌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

山崩地塌 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
山
shān3mountain or hill
崩
bēng11collapse, crumble, or burst
地
dì6earth, ground, land, place
塌
tā13collapse, fall, sink, or droop

Example Sentence with 山崩地塌

突然一声巨响,房屋在地震中摇晃,仿佛山崩地塌一般。
Suddenly, with a tremendous roar, the houses shook violently during the earthquake, as if mountains were collapsing and the earth giving way.

Idioms Related to 山崩地塌

Synonyms of 山崩地塌

  • shān山bēng崩dì地xiàn陷cataclysmic upheaval

More idioms starting with 山

  • shān山shàng上wú无lǎo老hǔ虎,,hóu猴zi子chēng称dà大wáng王When the cat's away, the mice will play
  • shān山bù不zhuàn转shuǐ水zhuàn转circumstances change, we'll meet again
  • shān山bù不zhuàn转lù路zhuàn转circumstances change, find another way
  • shān山zhōng中zǎi宰xiàng相reclusive sage offering wise counsel
  • shān山kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail for want of a final effort
  • shān山guāng光shuǐ水sè色picturesque mountain and river scenery
  • shān山gōng公dǎo倒zǎi载dead drunk and sprawled backward
  • shān山bāo包hǎi海róng容magnanimous and broad-minded
  • shān山bāo包hǎi海huì汇encompass everything
  • shān山nán南hǎi海běi北Far and wide
  • shān山chī吃hǎi海hē喝eat and drink excessively
  • shān山yín吟zé泽chàng唱Folk songs and ballads

Recommended tools

Picture Worksheets

Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Open the tool →

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Writing Worksheets

Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion

Open the tool →

Questions about 山崩地塌

What does 山崩地塌 mean?

山崩地塌 (shān bēng dì tā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Mountains crumble and the earth gives way”.

How do you pronounce 山崩地塌?

山崩地塌 is pronounced shān bēng dì tā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 山崩地塌 literally mean?

Literally, 山崩地塌 means “mountains collapse and earth caves in”. It is used to mean “Mountains crumble and the earth gives way”.

What is the Chinese definition of 山崩地塌?

山岳崩倒,大地塌陷。同“山崩地陷”。

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us