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毁掉

huǐ diào · hui diao

Traditional 毀掉

Meaning

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  1. to destroy
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The puzzle

  1. Dengdeng

    别(bié)碰(pèng)！你(nǐ)会(huì)毁掉(huǐdiào)我(wǒ)的(de)拼图(pīntú)！

    Do not touch! You will ruin my puzzle!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)想(xiǎng)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)放(fàng)一块(yīkuài)。

    I only wanted to help you place one piece.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)拼图(pīntú)我(wǒ)拼(pīn)了(le)一个(yīgè)星期(xīngqī)，不能(bùnéng)毁掉(huǐdiào)。

    I have worked on this puzzle for a week. It must not be ruined.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)碰(pèng)。可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)这一块(zhèyīkuài)放错(fàngcuò)地方(dìfang)了(le)。

    OK, I will not touch. But you put this piece in the wrong place.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)差点(chàdiǎn)自己(zìjǐ)毁掉(huǐdiào)了(le)它(tā)！

    Huh? I nearly ruined it myself!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)场(chǎng)大(dà)火(huǒ)毁(huǐ)掉(diào)了(le)整(zhěng)片(piàn)森(sēn)林(lín)。

A big fire destroyed the entire forest.

02

别(bié)让(ràng)谣(yáo)言(yán)毁(huǐ)掉(diào)你(nǐ)们(men)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)友(yǒu)谊(yì)。

Don't let rumors destroy the friendship between you.

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