捣毁

搗毀

dǎohuǐ

verb #17,898

Meanings

1 to destroy
2 to smash
3 to demolish

Characters

to pound; to smash

to destroy; to ruin

Examples

警方捣毁了一个贩毒团伙。

Jǐngfāng dǎohuǐle yī gè fàndú tuánhuǒ.

The police smashed a drug trafficking ring.

暴风雨捣毁了很多房屋。

Bàofēngyǔ dǎohuǐle hěn duō fángwū.

The storm destroyed many houses.

Tips

usage

捣毁 is commonly used in news reporting, especially for police busting criminal operations: 捣毁窝点 (dǎohuǐ wōdiǎn, to bust a den/hideout).

Stroke Order

捣 dǎo

毁 huǐ