销毁

銷燬
xiāo huǐ
HSK 6
to destroy (by melting or burning)
verb

Example Sentences

他们决定销毁所有的文件。
tāmen juédìng xiāohuǐ suǒyǒu de wénjiàn 。
They decided to destroy all the documents.
火灾后，很多建筑物都被销毁了。
huǒzāi hòu ， hěnduō jiànzhù wù dū bèi xiāohuǐ le 。
After the fire, many buildings were destroyed.
她用刀子销毁了那些不必要的物品。
tā yòng dāozǐ xiāohuǐ le nèixiē bùbìyào de wùpǐn 。
She used a knife to destroy those unnecessary items.

Individual Characters

销xiāo
to melt (metal), to cancel, to annul
毁huǐ
destroy, ruin, damage, defame

Words with similar meanings

摧毁cuīhuǐ
to annihilate
摧毁 (cuīhuǐ) suggests a more violent or forceful sense of destruction.
毁灭huǐmiè
to obliterate
毁灭 (huǐmiè) implies total destruction, often with a connotation of finality.

Words Starting With 销

销售xiāo shòu
to sell; market; sales

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