毁灭

毀滅

huǐmiè

verb HSK 7-9 #2,553

Meanings

1 to destroy
2 to annihilate
3 to exterminate

Characters

to extinguish; to exterminate

Examples

HSK 4

那场大火几乎毁灭了整个城市。

Nàchǎng dàhuǒ jīhū huǐmiè le zhěnggè chéngshì.

That great fire nearly destroyed the entire city.

HSK 7-9

核武器可以毁灭整个世界。

Héwǔqì kěyǐ huǐmiè zhěnggè shìjiè.

Nuclear weapons can destroy the entire world.

Tips

usage

毁灭 implies complete destruction or annihilation, stronger than 毁坏 which can mean partial damage.

Stroke Order

毁 huǐ

灭 miè