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烧毁

shāo huǐ · shao hui

Traditional 燒燬

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

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著(zhù)名(míng)的(de)酒(jiǔ)店(diàn)几(jī)乎(hū)被(bèi)大(dà)火(huǒ)烧(shāo)毁(huǐ)了(le)。

The famous hotel was practically destroyed by a large fire.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)一(yì)场(chǎng)火(huǒ)灾(zāi)，三(sān)栋(dòng)房(fáng)屋(wū)被(bèi)烧(shāo)毁(huǐ)了(le)。

A fire broke out last night and three houses were burnt down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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