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销毁

xiāo huǐ · xiao hui

Traditional 銷毀

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to destroy (by melting or burning)
  2. to obliterate
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Shred or keep?

  1. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)旧(jiù)文件(wénjiàn)要(yào)销毁(xiāohuǐ)吗(ma)？

    Should these old files be destroyed?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，上面(shàngmiàn)有(yǒu)电话号码(diànhuàhàomǎ)，必须(bìxū)销毁(xiāohuǐ)。

    Yes, they have phone numbers on them. They must be destroyed.

  3. Liangliang

    用(yòng)碎纸机(suìzhǐjī)吗(ma)？

    With the shredder?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，销毁(xiāohuǐ)以后(yǐhòu)，别人(biéren)就(jiù)看不到(kànbùdào)了(le)。

    Yes. Once destroyed, nobody can see them.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)这一张(zhèyīzhāng)呢(ne)？

    Okay, and this one?

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)我的(wǒde)电影(diànyǐng)优惠券(yōuhuìquàn)，别(bié)销毁(xiāohuǐ)！

    That's my movie coupon. Don't destroy it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)则(zé)讯(xùn)息(xī)将(jiāng)在(zài)五(wǔ)秒(miǎo)后(hòu)自(zì)动(dòng)销(xiāo)毁(huǐ)。

This message will self-destruct in five seconds.

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

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)销(xiāo)毁(huǐ)了(le)缴(jiǎo)获(huò)的(de)毒(dú)品(pǐn)。

The police destroyed the seized drugs.

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