Chinese word dictionary

捣毁

dǎo huǐ · to destroy; to smash; sabotage

Practice word

Word information

Simplified捣毁

Traditional搗毀

Pinyindǎo huǐ

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

捣dǎo

to thresh, to pound; to stir, to disturb; to attack

毁huǐ

to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander

How to learn 捣毁

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Words with the same characters

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摧毁cuīhuǐ

to destroy; to wreck

捣乱dǎoluàn

to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally

毁huǐ

to destroy by fire; to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; variant of 毀|毁[hui3]; to defame; to slander

毁坏huǐhuài

to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction

毁灭huǐmiè

to perish; to ruin; to destroy

烧毁shāohuǐ

to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire