毁于一旦

毀於一旦

huǐyú-yídàn

idiom #19,742

Meanings

1 to be destroyed overnight
2 ruined in a single day
3 undone in an instant

Characters

to destroy; to ruin

Examples

HSK 3

多年的努力毁于一旦。

Duōnián de nǔlì huǐyú-yídàn.

Years of effort were destroyed overnight.

HSK 7-9

一场大火让他的心血毁于一旦。

Yī chǎng dàhuǒ ràng tā de xīnxuè huǐyú-yídàn.

A fire ruined all his painstaking work in an instant.

Tips

usage

毁于一旦 emphasizes the tragic loss of something that took great effort or time to build. Often used with 多年 (many years) or 心血 (painstaking effort).

Stroke Order

毁 huǐ

于 yú

一 yī

旦 dàn