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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.burn down/out/up; destroy by burning/fire
烧毁秘密文件
burn up the secret documents
房屋烧毁了。
The house burned down.
他的所有东西都在大火中烧毁了。
All his belongings were burnt in the fire.
synonym
- 2
n.burnout
已经有数千英亩森林和灌木丛被烧毁。
Thousands of acres of forests and scrubland have been burnt.
在一次燃烧弹袭击中有六家店铺被烧毁。
Six shops were damaged in a firebomb blitz.
Word usage
- Note"烧毁" is different from "销毁". "销毁" only refers to the intentional behavior of people; "烧毁" refers to both man-made (intentional or unintentional) and natural occurrence.