销毁 (xiāo huǐ): to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate

Police found a large amount of counterfeit money in a suburban warehouse and subsequently destroyed all of it.

Because this factory violated environmental regulations, it was required to destroy all substandard products within a specified time.

During the war, the soldiers received orders to destroy all important documents to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.

Expired medicines should not be discarded casually; they should be sent to designated locations for unified destruction to avoid polluting the environment.

To ensure safety, the laboratory stipulates that all hazardous chemicals must be destroyed immediately after use and must not be kept.