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Character · VerbTraditional毀

destroy; ruin; damage

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to destroy; to ruin; to damage

literary

This is a literary/formal usage. Commonly found in written language, classical texts, or formal contexts.

Zhàn战
huǒ火
huǐ毁
diào掉
le了
zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
chéng城
 。

The flames of war destroyed this ancient city.

Tā他
de的
míng名
yù誉
bèi被
liú流
yán言
fēi蜚
yǔ语
suǒ所
huǐ毁
 。

His reputation was ruined by rumors and slander.

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Yī一
chǎng场
hóng洪
shuǐ水
huǐ毁
le了
zhuāng庄
jia稼
 。

A flood ruined the crops.