xiāo​huǐ HSK7

destroy

销毁 (銷毀) xiāo​huǐ
destroy verb
to destroy physical items, specifically by processes such as melting or burning

The police publicly destroyed seized illegal weapons in the suburbs.

obliterate verb
to completely wipe out or remove records, evidence, or traces

To cover up the crime, he destroyed all the bank transaction records.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
7.93 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
6.42 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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