烧毁

燒燬

shāohuǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #6,839

Meanings

1 to burn down
2 to destroy by fire

Characters

to destroy; to ruin

Examples

那栋老房子被大火烧毁了。

Nà dòng lǎofángzi bèi dàhuǒ shāohuǐ le.

That old house was destroyed by fire.

森林大火烧毁了大片树林。

Sēnlín dàhuǒ shāohuǐ le dàpiàn shùlín.

The forest fire burned down a large area of woodland.

Tips

usage

烧毁 emphasizes complete destruction by fire. Compare with 烧 (just to burn) and 焚毁 (more literary/formal word for burning down).

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

毁 huǐ