崩塌 Traditional form: 崩塌 Pinyin (reading): bēngtā Definitions: talus slide to crumble (of scree slope) to collapse landslide Characters: 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise 塌 - to collapse, to fall into ruin Traditional characters: 崩 - to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise 塌 - to collapse, to fall into ruin