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to damage

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

po4huai4 pòhuài

Meaning


Primary

to damage

Alternatives

damage, damaging, damages, damaged, to wreck, wreck, to destroy, destroy

Mnemonic


破壞 To damage something is 破 to break it to the point that it becomes 壞 bad and unusable.

Usage


不要 破壞 公共 財產。

Do not damage public property.

這 場 風暴 破壞 了 許多 建築物。

This storm damaged many buildings.

孩子們 破壞 了 花園 裡 的 植物。

The children damaged the plants in the garden.