损毁

損毀

sǔnhuǐ

verb #18,069

Meanings

1 to damage
2 to wreck
3 to destroy

Characters

to harm; to damage

to destroy; to ruin

Examples

地震损毁了大量房屋。

Dìzhèn sǔnhuǐ le dàliàng fángwū.

The earthquake destroyed a large number of buildings.

这批货物在运输过程中被损毁了。

Zhè pī huòwù zài yùnshū guòchéng zhōng bèi sǔnhuǐ le.

This batch of goods was damaged during transportation.

Tips

usage

损毁 implies both damage and destruction (partial or total). Compare: 损坏 (damaged but possibly repairable), 毁灭 (completely annihilated).

Stroke Order

损 sǔn

毁 huǐ