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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

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

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

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.

onechǎngthreshing floor大风dà fēnggale(marks the object)许多xǔ duōmany树木shù mùtree摧毁cuī huǐto destroyle(completed action)