(huì) — (bound form) to burst (dam, levee); (bound form) to be routed, to collapse (military); (bound form) to fester, to ulcerate (medical)

Definition

溃 (huì) is a bound morph meaning 'to burst / collapse / fester' — it only appears inside compounds like 溃败, 溃烂, 决溃, never alone.

bound form
(bound form) to burst (dam, levee)(bound form) to be routedto collapse (military)(bound form) to festerto ulcerate (medical)

Examples

  • Hóng shuǐ bǎ dà bà chōng huì le.
    The flood burst the dam.
  • Dí jūn quán xiàn huì bài.
    The enemy forces were routed across the entire front.
  • Shāng kǒu yǐ jīng huì làn, xū yào mǎ shàng chǔ lǐ.
    The wound has already festered and needs immediate treatment.

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