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解体

jiětǐ

“To break up into components” in Chinese is 解体 (jiětǐ).

Meaning

  • to break up into components
  • to disintegrate
  • to collapse
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  • to crumble

Example

冷战以苏联解体结束。

The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

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Not to be confused with: 接替 (jiētì, to replace) · 阶梯 (jiētī, flight of steps)