wreck; destroy; devastate (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
摧殘
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Examples
战争摧残了这个小村庄，使其变得一片废墟。 zhàn zhēng cuī cán le zhè gè xiǎo cūn zhuāng, shǐ qí biàn de yī piàn fèi xū. - The war devastated this small village, turning it into ruins.
长期的虐待摧残了这个儿童的身心。 cháng qī de nüè dài cuī cán le zhè gè ér tóng de shēn xīn. - Long-term abuse has devastated this child physically and mentally.
自然灾害摧残了这片农田，导致农作物几乎全毁。 zì rán zāi hài cuī cán le zhè piàn nóng tián, dǎo zhì nóng zuò wù jī hū quán huǐ. - Natural disasters devastated these farmlands, resulting in almost complete crop failure.
这场车祸摧残了她的一生。 zhè chǎng chē huò cuī cán le tā de yī shēng. - This car accident devastated her entire life.
这些历史建筑经过多年的风雨摧残，变得破旧不堪。 zhè xiē lì shǐ jiàn zhù jīng guò duō nián de fēng yǔ cuī cán, biàn de pò jiù bù kān. - These historical buildings, after years of wind and rain erosion, became dilapidated.
Characters
残 cán - disabled, defective, incomplete; remaining |
摧 cuī - destroy, devastate |