化为灰烬

化為灰燼
huàwéihuījìn
idiom #23,442

Meanings

  1. 1 to be reduced to ashes
  2. 2 to burn to nothing
  3. 3 to be utterly destroyed

Examples

Nà dòng lǎo lóu zài dà huǒ zhōng huà wéi huījìn.
That old building was reduced to ashes in the great fire.
Tā de mèngxiǎng zài yī yè zhī jiān huà wéi huījìn.
His dreams turned to ashes overnight.

Tips

usage
Often used figuratively to mean something is utterly lost or destroyed, not just physically burned. Compare with 付之一炬 (to commit to the flames), which is more literary and implies deliberate burning.

Stroke Order

huà
wèi
huī
jìn