Meaning
break; destroy; devastate; ravage; repress
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cui” becomes a different word in each tone. 摧 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 摧残cuī cánto ravage; to ruin
- 摧毁cuī huǐto destroy; to wreck
- 悲摧bēi cuīgrieved; miserable
- 坚不可摧jiān bù kě cuī(idiom) invulnerable; indestructible; impregnable
- 无坚不摧wú jiān bù cuīno stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle; nothing one can't do; to carry everything before one
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Example Sentence
一场大风把许多树木摧毁了。Yì chǎng dà fēng bǎ xǔ duō shù mù cuī huǐ le.A strong wind destroyed many trees.
一Yìone场chǎngthreshing floor大风dà fēnggale把bǎ(marks the object)许多xǔ duōmany树木shù mùtree摧毁cuī huǐto destroy了le(completed action)。