坠毁

墜毀

zhuìhuǐ

verb #7,249

Meanings

1 to crash (of an aircraft); to fall and be destroyed

Characters

to fall; to drop; to sink

to destroy; to ruin

Examples

一架飞机在山区坠毁了。

Yī jià fēijī zài shānqū zhuìhuǐ le.

A plane crashed in the mountains.

直升机因发动机故障而坠毁。

Zhíshēngjī yīn fādòngjī gùzhàng ér zhuìhuǐ.

The helicopter crashed due to engine failure.

坠毁现场一片狼藉。

Zhuìhuǐ xiànchǎng yīpiàn lángjí.

The crash site was a complete mess.

Tips

memory

坠 (fall/drop) + 毁 (destroy) = to fall and be destroyed. Used almost exclusively for aircraft crashes.

Stroke Order

坠 zhuì

毁 huǐ