xiāo huǐ
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  • v.destroy by melting, burning, etc.

    • bìng lì bù yīng gāi xiāo huǐ

      病历应该销毁

      Medical records should not be destroyed.

    • tā zhèn dìng de diǎn qǐ huǒ xiāo huǐ zuì zhèng

      镇定销毁罪证

      He calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.

    • tā fēn fù yuán gōng jiāng jī mì wén jiàn yòng suì zhǐ jī xiāo huǐ

      吩咐员工机密文件销毁

      He instructed staff to shred sensitive documents.

    • xiāo huǐ wǔ qì

      销毁武器

      have the weapons destroyed

    • xiāo huǐ wén jiàn

      销毁文件

      destroy documents

    • xiāo huǐ wù zhèng

      销毁物证

      destroy material evidence

    • xiāo huǐ hé wǔ qì

      销毁核武器

      have the nuclear weapons destroyed

    • xiāo huǐ zhèng shū

      销毁证书

      cremation certificate

    • xiāo huǐ dàng àn

      销毁档案

      destroy files

    • xiāo huǐ shī tǐ

      销毁尸体

      cremate a dead body

    • xiāo huǐ huò wù

      销毁货物

      burn goods

Word usage

  • Note
    "销毁" is different from "烧毁". "销毁" only refers to the intentional behavior of people; "烧毁" refers to both man-made (intentional or unintentional) and natural occurrence.