断送 (duàn sòng) — to forfeit (one's life, future, etc.); to ruin

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• 他的一时冲动断送了自己的前程。
  Tā de yì shí chōng dòng duàn sòng le zì jǐ de qián chéng.
  His momentary impulse ruined his own future.
• 这场官司断送了她多年的努力。
  Zhè chǎng guān si duàn sòng le tā duō nián de nǔ lì.
  This lawsuit forfeited years of her hard work.
• 酗酒断送了他的健康和家庭。
  Xù jiǔ duàn sòng le tā de jiàn kāng hé jiā tíng.
  Alcoholism ruined his health and family.