损毁 (損毀)
sǔn huǐ
Pinyin

Definition

损毁 (損毀)
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sǔn huǐ
  1. to cause damage to
  2. to ruin
  3. to destroy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

损伤
sǔn shāng
  1. 1 to harm
  2. 2 to damage
  3. 3 to injure
  4. 4 impairment
  5. 5 loss
  6. 6 disability
损友
sǔn yǒu
  1. 1 bad friend
损失
sǔn shī
  1. 1 loss
  2. 2 damage
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 to lose
  5. 5 to suffer damage
损害
sǔn hài
  1. 1 harm
  2. 2 to damage
  3. 3 to impair
毁
huǐ
  1. 1 to destroy
  2. 2 to damage
  3. 3 to ruin
  4. 4 to defame
  5. 5 to slander

Idioms (7)

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
损人不利己
sǔn rén bù lì jǐ
  1. 1 to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
损人利己
sǔn rén lì jǐ
  1. 1 harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
  1. 1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
  2. 2 venal and selfish behavior
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.

Sample Sentences

巴西国家博物馆日前遭大火损毁，但博物馆官员四日说，从灰烬中找回的物体碎片为挽救古人类头骨等馆藏珍品带来希望。
Bāxī guójiābówùguǎn rìqián zāo dàhuǒ sǔnhuǐ ，dàn bówùguǎn guānyuán sìrì shuō ，cóng huījìn zhōng zhǎohuí de wùtǐ suìpiàn wèi wǎnjiù gǔrénlèi tóugǔ děng guǎncáng zhēnpǐn dàilái xīwàng 。
The National Museum of Brazil was destroyed by fire yesterday, but museum officials said on the 4th that the fragments of objects recovered from the ashes brought hope to them that they may be able to salvage valuables such as ancient human skulls.
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