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huǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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行成于思, 于隨。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3065737)

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Words Containing 毁

撕毁
sī huǐ

to tear up

击毁
jī huǐ

to attack and destroy

诋毁
dǐ huǐ

to vilify

毁家纾难
huǐ jiā shū nàn
炸毁
zhà huǐ

to blow up

毁损
huǐ sǔn
损毁
sǔn huǐ

to cause damage to

焚毁
fén huǐ

to burn down

坠毁
zhuì huǐ

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

毁灭
huǐ miè

to perish

熔毁
róng huǐ

meltdown

砸毁
zá huǐ

to destroy; to smash

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

崩毁
bēng huǐ

to collapse; to cave in

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

毁掉
huǐ diào
毁伤
huǐ shāng
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]

拆毁
chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

毁容
huǐ róng
销毁
xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning)

毁除
huǐ chú

to destroy

平毁
píng huǐ

to raze to the ground

捣毁
dǎo huǐ

to destroy

毁约
huǐ yuē

to break a promise

毁谤
huǐ bàng

slander

毁灭性
huǐ miè xìng

destructive

摧毁
cuī huǐ

to destroy; to wreck

撞毁
zhuàng huǐ

to smash

相互保证毁灭
xiāng hù bǎo zhèng huǐ miè

mutual assured destruction

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)

毁来性
huǐ lái xìng
烧毁
shāo huǐ

to burn

毁坏
huǐ huài

to damage