破坏

破壞
pò huài
HSK 5
destruction, damage, to wreck
verb

Example Sentences

那场大火破坏了许多房子。
nà cháng dàhuǒ pòhuài le xǔduō fángzǐ 。
The big fire destroyed many houses.
不要破坏环境，我们应该保护它。
búyào pòhuài huánjìng ， wǒmen yīnggāi bǎohù tā 。
Don’t destroy the environment; we should protect it.
这个政策可能会破坏经济的稳定。
zhègè zhèngcè kěnéng huì pòhuài jīngjì de wěndìng 。
This policy may damage the stability of the economy.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
破pò
broken, damaged, worn out
HSK 3
坏huài
bad, spoiled, broken, to break down

Words with similar meanings

摧毁cuīhuǐ
to destroy
摧毁 (cuī huǐ) is often used in contexts of complete destruction, emphasizing the thoroughness of the action.
毁坏huǐhuài
to damage
毁坏 (huǐ huài) is more focused on causing harm or injury to something, often without the implication of total destruction.

Words Starting With 破

破产pò chǎn
to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
破例pò lì
to make an exception

Words Ending With 坏

损坏sǔn huài
to damage; to injure
败坏bài huài
to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine

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