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毁 huǐ

to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
殳
Traditional
毀
Type
Ideograph
Made of 臼工殳 ⿰⿱臼工殳

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

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  1. 一场大火把房子全毁了。
    Yì chǎng dàhuǒ bǎ fángzi quán huǐ le.
    A big fire completely destroyed the house.
    one (measure) big-fire (particle) house completely destroyed (particle)
  2. 这些文件为什么要销毁？
    Zhèxiē wénjiàn wèishénme yào xiāohuǐ?
    Why do these documents need to be destroyed?
    these document why must destroy
  3. 请把这些过期文件全部销毁。
    Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē guòqī wénjiàn quánbù xiāohuǐ.
    Please destroy all these expired documents.
    please (particle) these expired document all destroy
  4. 幸好房子没有被彻底毁掉。
    Xìnghǎo fángzi méiyǒu bèi chèdǐ huǐ diào.
    Fortunately the house wasn't completely destroyed.
    fortunately house not-have (passive) completely destroy-away
  5. 战争期间，这座古城被完全毁灭了。
    Zhànzhēng qījiān, zhè zuò gǔchéng bèi wánquán huǐmiè le.
    During the war, this ancient city was completely destroyed.
    war period, this(measure) ancient-city (passive) completely destroyed (particle)

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