shāo huǐ
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  • 1

    v.burn down/out/up; destroy by burning/fire

    • shāo huǐ mì mì wén jiàn

      烧毁秘密文件

      burn up the secret documents

    • fáng wū shāo huǐ le

      房屋烧毁

      The house burned down.

    • tā de suǒ yǒu dōng xi dōu zài dà huǒ zhōng shāo huǐ le

      所有东西大火烧毁

      All his belongings were burnt in the fire.

  • 2

    n.burnout

    • yǐ jīng yǒu shù qiān yīng mǔ sēn lín hé guàn mù cóng bèi shāo huǐ

      已经英亩森林灌木丛烧毁

      Thousands of acres of forests and scrubland have been burnt.

    • zài yī cì rán shāo dàn xí jī zhōng yǒu liù jiā diàn pù bèi shāo huǐ

      燃烧弹袭击店铺烧毁

      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.

Chinese words with pinyin shao hui