毁掉

毀掉
huǐdiào
verb #8,941

Meanings

  1. 1 to destroy; to ruin
  2. 2 to wreck; to demolish

Examples

Dàhuǒ huǐdiào le zhěng dòng lóu.
The fire destroyed the entire building.
Bié ràng yī cì shībài huǐdiào nǐ de xìnxīn.
Don't let one failure destroy your confidence.
Tā bǎ zhèngjù dōu huǐdiào le.
He destroyed all the evidence.

Tips

grammar
is a resultative complement indicating completion or removal. 毁掉 = destroy completely. Compare: 毁坏 (damage, not necessarily total), 毁灭 (annihilate, more dramatic/literary).

Stroke Order

huǐ
diào