destroy; exterminate; ruin (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
毀滅
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这次战争造成了大规模的毁灭。 zhè cì zhànzhēng zàochéngle dà guīmó de huǐmiè - The war caused massive destruction.
环境污染对自然界造成了严重的毁灭。 huánjìng wūrǎn duì zìrán jiè zàochéngle yánzhòng de huǐmiè - Environmental pollution has caused serious destruction to the natural world.
这座建筑经历了战火的毁灭。 zhè zuò jiànzhú jīnglìle zhàn huǒ de huǐmiè - This building endured destruction from the war.
火灾造成了这片森林的毁灭。 huǒzāi zàochéngle zhè piàn sēnlín de huǐmiè - The fire caused the destruction of this forest.
文化的毁灭对国家是一种巨大损失。 wénhuà de huǐmiè duì guójiā shì yī zhǒng jùdà sǔnshī - The destruction of culture is a huge loss for the country.
Characters
毁 huǐ - destroy, ruin; burn up; defame, slander |
灭 miè - (of fire) go out; extinguish; perish; destroy, exterminate |