坠毁

墜毀

zhuìhuǐ

verb #7,249

Meanings

HSK 5

一架飞机在山区坠毁了。

Yī jià fēijī zài shānqū zhuìhuǐ le.

A plane crashed in the mountains.

HSK 6

直升机因发动机故障而坠毁。

Zhíshēngjī yīn fādòngjī gùzhàng ér zhuìhuǐ.

The helicopter crashed due to engine failure.

HSK 7-9

坠毁现场一片狼藉。

Zhuìhuǐ xiànchǎng yīpiàn lángjí.

The crash site was a complete mess.

memory

坠 (fall/drop) + 毁 (destroy) = to fall and be destroyed. Used almost exclusively for aircraft crashes.

坠 zhuì

毁 huǐ