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烧毁 (shāo huǐ): to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

Chinese explanation

  • 指东西被火烧坏或烧掉
  • 也可以说因火灾而彻底毁掉。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to burn

HSK 7

to destroy

Example sentences

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That forest fire destroyed a large area of woodland, and it took firefighters a whole week to put it out.

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The warehouse suddenly caught fire, and all the goods stored inside were destroyed by the flames, causing the owner heavy losses.

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During the war, many precious ancient buildings were destroyed by artillery fire; today we can only see their original appearance in photographs.

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He carelessly left important documents next to the radiator, and as a result the paper was burned and destroyed by the high heat.

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Because aging wiring started a fire, this century-old house was completely destroyed by fire overnight.

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