毁灭
Old HSK 6
毁灭 (huǐmiè) · to destroy
毁灭 (huǐmiè) means “to destroy; to wipe out; destruction”. It is written with 2 characters: 毁 (to damage) + 灭 (to extinguish). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 毁灭 is built
The characters
毁 huǐ · to damage
What 毁 is made of
- 臼jiù — mortar
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
灭 miè · to extinguish
What 灭 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
大火毁灭了整片森林。Dàhuǒ huǐmiè le zhěng piàn sēnlín.The fire destroyed the whole forest.
科学家研究恐龙是怎么毁灭的。Kēxuéjiā yánjiū kǒnglóng shì zěnme huǐmiè de.Scientists study how the dinosaurs died out.
Questions about 毁灭
What does 毁灭 mean?
毁灭 (huǐmiè) means “to destroy; to wipe out; destruction”.
How do you pronounce 毁灭?
毁灭 is pronounced huǐmiè.
Which HSK level is 毁灭?
毁灭 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 毁灭 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.