熔毁

熔毀

rónghuǐ

verb

Meanings

1 meltdown
2 (of nuclear fuel) to melt down

Characters

to smelt; to melt

Examples

HSK 7-9

福岛核电站发生了堆芯熔毁。

Fúdǎo hédiànzhàn fāshēng le duīxīn rónghuǐ.

The Fukushima nuclear plant suffered a core meltdown.

HSK 7-9

防止反应堆熔毁是核安全的关键。

Fángzhǐ fǎnyìngduī rónghuǐ shì hé ānquán de guānjiàn.

Preventing reactor meltdown is key to nuclear safety.

Tips

usage

Specifically a nuclear-engineering term: 堆芯熔毁 = core meltdown. Different from 融化 (rónghuà, normal melting) - 熔 implies high-temperature smelting, 毁 adds destruction.

Stroke Order

熔 róng

毁 huǐ