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毁

huǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to destroy; to ruin
  2. 2. to defame; to slander
  3. 3. to destroy by fire

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Stroke order

13 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

2 items
毁坏
huǐ huài

to damage

毁坏 means to damage or destroy, similar to 毁, often used together as 毁坏.
烧毁
shāo huǐ

to burn

烧毁 means to destroy by fire, specifying the method of destruction implied in one sense of 毁.

Synonyms

1 item
破坏
pò huài

destruction

Both can mean 'to destroy', but 破坏 is more about damage or vandalism, while 毁 implies total ruin.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

毁 usually implies complete destruction or ruin; for partial damage, use 损坏 or 破坏.

Example Sentences

2 shown
大火烧 毁 了他的房子。
The big fire destroyed his house.
行成于思， 毁 于隨。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3065737)

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Words Containing 毁

摧毁
cuī huǐ

to destroy; to wreck

毁坏
huǐ huài

to damage

毁灭
huǐ miè

to perish

烧毁
shāo huǐ

to burn

销毁
xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning)

千里之堤，毁于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]

坠毁
zhuì huǐ

(of an airplane etc) to fall to the ground and crash

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

崩毁
bēng huǐ

to collapse; to cave in

平毁
píng huǐ

to raze to the ground

拆毁
chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

损毁
sǔn huǐ

to cause damage to

捣毁
dǎo huǐ

to destroy

撕毁
sī huǐ

to tear up

撞毁
zhuàng huǐ

to smash

击毁
jī huǐ

to attack and destroy

毁三观
huǐ sān guān

(Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think \wtf!\",2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109144,76253,destructive,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109145,76253,crushing (defeat),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109146,76254,to injure,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109147,76254,to damage,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109148,76256,to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom),2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109149,76257,to disfigure,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109150,76257,to spoil the beauty of,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109151,76258,to destroy,2025-02-14 13:18:21,2025-02-14 13:18:21 109152,76259,impair

毁来性
huǐ lái xìng
毁伤
huǐ shāng

to injure

毁家纾难
huǐ jiā shū nàn

to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)

毁容
huǐ róng

to disfigure

毁掉
huǐ diào

to destroy

毁损
huǐ sǔn

impair, damage

毁灭性
huǐ miè xìng

destructive

毁约
huǐ yuē

to break a promise

毁谤
huǐ bàng

slander

毁除
huǐ chú

to destroy

炸毁
zhà huǐ

to blow up

焚毁
fén huǐ

to burn down

熔毁
róng huǐ

meltdown

相互保证毁灭
xiāng hù bǎo zhèng huǐ miè

mutual assured destruction

砸毁
zá huǐ

to destroy; to smash

诋毁
dǐ huǐ

to vilify

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells