毁
坏

To damage in Chinese: 毁坏 (huǐ huài)

huǐ huài

to damage

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 毀壞1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to damage
  2. 2to devastate
  3. 3to vandalize
  4. 4damage
  5. 5destruction

Stroke order

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毁
坏

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄟˇ

huǐ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄨㄞˋ

huài

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

毁坏

Simplified

毀壞

Traditional

Example sentences

See 毁坏 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 地震毁坏了很多房屋。

    dì zhèn huǐ huài le hěn duō fáng wū。

    The earthquake destroyed many houses.

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Related words

坏

huài

bad

毁

huǐ

to destroy

破坏

pò huài

destruction

坏处

huài chu

harm

坏人

huài rén

bad person

摧毁

cuī huǐ

to destroy

好坏

hǎo huài

good or bad

坏事

huài shì

bad thing

毁灭

huǐ miè

to perish

烧毁

shāo huǐ

to burn

损坏

sǔn huài

to damage

销毁

xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning)

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