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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

毁灭 [huǐmiè]
  1. 1. verb exterminate

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

毁灭 [huǐmiè]
  1. 1. destroy; exterminate; destruction; doom
    旧唐山在1976年的一场地震中毁灭
    The old city of Tangshan was destroyed in an earthquake in 1976.
    给侵略者以毁灭性打击
    deal the aggressors a crushing (or devastating) blow

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

毁灭 [huǐmiè]
  1. 1. 毁坏使消灭
    地震毁灭了这座城市。

Examples

噫,天丧予,天丧予(老天爷要毁灭我啦)!
to encompass its destruction
造成它的毁灭
to be on a slippery slope to ruin/anarchy
将导致毁灭/混乱
The fall of the Roman Empire was unexpected.
罗马帝国的毁灭出乎预料。
Look at all the havoc and destruction you've caused because of your nastiness.
看看你的恶劣造成了多大的破坏和毁灭
The destruction was close at hand.
毁灭离我们不远了。
The volcano ended up destroying the entire island.
这座火山最终毁灭了整个岛屿。
The war torn city has been brought to destruction.
战争摧残过的城市被彻底毁灭了。

Collocations

毁灭证据
to destroy evidence
毁灭性打击
a destructive attack
走向毁灭
to move towards devastation
毁灭的命运
doom
彻底毁灭
to completely ruin something
全部毁灭
to completely destroy something
毁灭
to be devastated

Word Decomposition


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