Meaning
to destroy; to damage; to ruin; blaze; destroy by fire; defame
Chinese: 火焰、烧毁、诽谤、毁谤。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hui” becomes a different word in each tone. 毁 is the 3rd 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
- 毁灭huǐ mièto perish; to ruin; to destroy
- 销毁xiāo huǐto destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate
- 摧毁cuī huǐto destroy; to wreck
- 烧毁shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
- 毁坏huǐ huàito damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage
Example Sentence
一场大火毁掉了整片树林。Yì chǎng dà huǒ huǐ diào le zhěng piàn shù lín.A big fire destroyed the entire forest.
一Yìone场chǎngthreshing floor大火dà huǒconflagration毁掉huǐ diàoto destroy了le(completed action)整zhěng(bound form) in good order片piàndisk树林shù línwoods。