Definition
销毁 (xiāo huǐ) means 'to destroy' specifically by melting, burning, or processing, often used for documents, weapons, or substandard products in official/legal contexts. It is more method-specific than 消灭 (xiāo miè 'eliminate, wipe out') and less violent than 摧毁 (cuī huǐ 'demolish, wreck'). 烧毁 (shāo huǐ) is a narrower subset meaning 'destroy by fire'.
verb
to destroy (by melting or burning)to obliterate
Examples
- 销毁。Zhèngfǔ xiàlìng xiāo huǐ suǒyǒu fēifǎ wǔqì.The government ordered the destruction of all illegal weapons.
- 销毁。Gōngsī juédìng xiāo huǐ zhè pī bù hégé de chǎnpǐn.The company decided to destroy this batch of substandard products.
- 销毁。Tāmen yòng gāowēn xiāo huǐ le zhèxiē yǒudú fèiwù.They used high temperature to destroy these toxic wastes.
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