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摧残

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

摧残 [cuīcán]
  1. 1. verb destroy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

摧残 [cuīcán]
  1. 1. wreck; destroy; devastate;abuse
    这盆花被他摧残的不成样子了。
    她受到丈夫的百般摧残。
    摧残民主
    trample on democracy
    他的身体受到严重的摧残。
    His health was ruined.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

摧残 [cuīcán]
  1. 1. 动 使遭受严重损害
    她被匪徒摧残得精神失常
    果树遭受了冰雹的摧残
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Examples

他的身体受到严重的摧残。
His health was ruined. → 摧残
摧残民主
trample on democracy → 摧残
她受到丈夫的百般摧残。 → 摧残
这盆花被他摧残的不成样子了。 → 摧残
雏妓这个职业是对女孩子极度的摧残。
Prostitution is a profession that devastates the lives of young women. → 雏妓
摧残 → 残
她被匪徒摧残得精神失常 → 摧残
果树遭受了冰雹的摧残 → 摧残
Frost nipped the plants.
花木被霜摧残。 → nip

Collocations

饱受摧残
be knocked about
精神摧残
severe spiritual damage
严重摧残
damage heavily
风雨摧残
destroyed by trials and hardships
摧残生命
destroy one's life
摧残折磨
destroy and tolerate
摧残致死
destroy to death

Word Decomposition

摧
[cuī] 		+ 残
[cán]

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