Chinese Word: 毁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

毁 (Trad.: 毀, 燬, 譭)HSK 6

Pinyin: huǐ

English Definition: variant of 毁 ; to destroy by fire; a blaze; to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander; variant of 毁 ; to defame; to slander

Chinese Definition:
①破坏损害：毁灭。毁害。毁弃。销毁。
②烧掉：烧毁。焚毁。
③把成件的旧东西改造成别的东西：一张旧桌子毁成两个小凳子。
④诽谤，说别人的坏话：毁谤。毁誉。诋毁。

Antonyms: 护誉

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 殳

Ideographic: A man using a tool 殳 to strike 工 a clay vessel 臼

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 臼 [ jiù ] mortar; bone joint socket
  - 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker
- 殳 [ shū ] tool, weapon

Similar Characters: 毀

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Example Words

摧毁	cuī huǐ	to destroy; to wreck
销毁	xiāo huǐ	to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate	HSK 6
毁灭	huǐ miè	to perish; to ruin; to destroy	HSK 6
毁坏	huǐ huài	to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction
捣毁	dǎo huǐ	to destroy; to smash; sabotage

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Example Sentences

1		dà huǒ 大火 huǐ 毁 le 了 tā men 他们 de 的 jiā yuán 家园。 A fire destroyed their home.
2		dà huǒ 大火 shāo huǐ 烧毁 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物。 The fire burned down the entire building.
3		zhàn zhēng 战争 huǐ 毁 le 了 xǔ duō rén 许多人 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 War destroyed the lives of many people.
4		yáo yán 谣言 kě néng 可能 huǐ diào 毁掉 yí gè rén 一个人 de 的 míng shēng 名声。 Rumors can ruin someone's reputation.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 huǒ zāi 火灾 huǐ diào 毁掉 le 了 tā 他 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 cái chǎn 财产。 The fire destroyed all of his property.

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1		dà huǒ 大火 huǐ 毁 le 了 tā men 他们 de 的 jiā yuán 家园。 A fire destroyed their home.
2		dà huǒ 大火 shāo huǐ 烧毁 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物。 The fire burned down the entire building.
3		zhàn zhēng 战争 huǐ 毁 le 了 xǔ duō rén 许多人 de 的 shēng huó 生活。 War destroyed the lives of many people.
4		yáo yán 谣言 kě néng 可能 huǐ diào 毁掉 yí gè rén 一个人 de 的 míng shēng 名声。 Rumors can ruin someone's reputation.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 huǒ zāi 火灾 huǐ diào 毁掉 le 了 tā 他 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 cái chǎn 财产。 The fire destroyed all of his property.

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