毁灭性

毀滅性

huǐmièxìng

adjective #14,269

Meanings

1 destructive
2 devastating

Characters

to extinguish; to annihilate

nature; quality; -ness

Examples

这场地震造成了毁灭性的破坏。

Zhè chǎng dìzhèn zàochéng le huǐmièxìng de pòhuài.

This earthquake caused devastating destruction.

核武器具有毁灭性的力量。

Hé wǔqì jùyǒu huǐmièxìng de lìliàng.

Nuclear weapons have destructive power.

Tips

grammar

The 性 suffix turns 毁灭 (destruction) into an adjective meaning 'having the quality of destruction.' Same pattern: 创造性 (creative), 决定性 (decisive).

Stroke Order

毁 huǐ

灭 miè

性 xìng