毁 huǐ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 殳 — tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
毁坏
huǐhuài
to damage; to destroy
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 暴雨冲垮堤坝后，大量农田和道路被毁坏。 Bàoyǔ chōngkuǎ dībà hòu, dàliàng nóngtián hé dàolù bèi huǐhuài. After the rainstorm washed away the embankment, large areas of farmland and roads were damaged.
- 孩子不小心毁坏了邻居家的花园。 Háizi bù xiǎoxīn huǐhuài le línjū jiā de huāyuán. The child accidentally damaged the neighbour's garden.
- 请不要毁坏公共设施，大家都要用。 Qǐng bú yào huǐhuài gōnggòng shèshī, dàjiā dōu yào yòng. Please do not damage public facilities; everyone needs to use them.
Related words
- 摧毁 cuīhuǐ to destroy; to demolish; to wreck
- 毁 huǐ to destroy; to ruin
- 毁灭 huǐmiè to destroy; to annihilate
- 烧毁 shāohuǐ to burn down; to destroy by fire
- 销毁 xiāohuǐ to destroy; to dispose of officially
- 坏 huài bad; broken
- 坏处 huàichù disadvantage; harm
- 坏人 huàirén bad person
- 破坏 pòhuài to damage; to destroy
- 损坏 sǔnhuài to damage
- 败坏 bàihuài to corrupt; to ruin; corrupt
- 时好时坏 shíhǎoshíhuài sometimes good and sometimes bad; unstable