🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

摧毁

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cuīhuǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Destroyed/dɪˈstrɔɪd/
adjectiveverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1420 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这场风暴摧毁了无数房屋。"

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Ruined, demolished, or having been put an end to so that it no longer exists.

    "The ancient city lay destroyed after the massive earthquake."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English (in the sense 'overthrown, ruined'): from Old French destruire, from Latin destruere 'un-build, pull down', from de- 'down, away' + struere 'pile up'.

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