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烧毁

燒燬
shāohuǐ
verb HSK 7 #6,839

Meanings

  1. 1 to burn down
  2. 2 to destroy by fire

Characters

烧
shāo
to burn
毁
huǐ
to destroy; to ruin

Examples

那栋老房子被大火烧毁了。
Nà dòng lǎo fángzi 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 dà piàn 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

Related Words

摧毁 cuīhuǐ HSK 7 #2,739
to destroy / to demolish / to devastate
毁灭 huǐmiè HSK 7 #2,553
to destroy / to annihilate / to exterminate
烧烤 shāokǎo HSK 7 #5,897
barbecue / BBQ / to grill
销毁 xiāohuǐ HSK 7 #6,245
to destroy / to annihilate / to eliminate (by burning/shredding)
烧伤 shāoshāng #6,322
burn (injury) / to suffer a burn
毁坏 huǐhuài HSK 7 #8,530
to destroy / to damage / to ruin
焚烧 fénshāo HSK 7 #13,751
to burn / to set on fire / to incinerate
烧 shāo HSK 4 #1,049
to burn / to cook; to roast; to stew / to have a fever
火烧 huǒshāo #11,265
to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot
燃烧 ránshāo HSK 4 #3,705
to burn; to combust / to ignite
烧毁 shāohuǐ
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