破灭 (pò miè) — to be shattered, to be annihilated (of hopes, illusions, dreams, etc.)
Definition
破灭 is used for intangible things (hopes, dreams, illusions) being shattered, not physical objects. Compared with 破碎, 粉碎, 毁灭, 灭亡, it stays in the abstract — psychological or emotional collapse, not physical destruction.
verb
to be shatteredto be annihilated (of hopes, illusions, dreams, etc.)
Examples
- 破灭。Tā de xī wàng chè dǐ pò miè le.His hopes were completely shattered.
- ，破灭。Jīng guò zhè cì shī bài, tā de huàn xiǎng wán quán pò miè.After this failure, his illusions were completely shattered.
- 破灭。Zhàn zhēng ràng wú shù jiā tíng de mèng xiǎng pò miè.The war shattered countless families' dreams.
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