毀 (wai2 | hui3) : destroy; ruin

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毀

wai2

hui3

destroy; ruin; damage; injure; exterminate

毀 is also the simplified version of both 燬 and 譭 apart from being a traditional character.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: 殳 (#79)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

毀 / 毁

This word has been viewed 8379 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Feb 2012 04:50

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損毀 syun2 wai2 sun3 hui3 = damage; destroy

毀滅性 wai2 mit6 sing3 hui3 mie4 xing4 = destructive nature

毀滅 wai2 mit6 hui3 mie4 = destroy; ruin; annihilate

銷毀 siu1 wai2 xiao1 hui3 = to destroy by burning or melting

摧毀 ceoi1 wai2 cui1 hui3 = to destroy; to wreck; to ruin

搗毀 dou2 wai2 dao3 hui3 = destroy; sabotage; smash

撕毀 si1 wai2 si1 hui3 = to tear up; to rip up; to shred

大量毀滅 daai6 loeng6 wai2 mit6 = to decimate

毀壞 wai2 waai6 hui3 huai4 = [n] destruction, devastation; [v] to damage, to ruin

毀損 wai2 syun2 hui3 sun3 = impair, damage

墜毀 zeoi6 wai2 zhui4 hui3 = (plane) crash

刑事毀壞 jing4 si6 wai2 waai6 xing2 shi4 hui3 huai4 = property damage; criminal damage

毀容 wai2 jung4 hui3 rong2 = disfigure

毀掉 wai2 diu6 hui3 diao4 = to destroy

毀約 wai2 joek3 hui3 yue1 = violate a treaty; break an agreement

大規模毀滅性武器 daai6 kwai1 mou4 wai2 mit6 sing3 mou5 hei3 da4 gui1 mo2 hui3 mie4 xing4 wu3 qi4 = Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

黃鐘毀棄 wong4 zung1 wai2 hei3 huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 = mediocre people are in power (golden bells destroyed and discarded)

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