# 摧残 (cuīcán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 摧残 (cuīcán) means “to devastate; to ravage”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to devastate; to ravage
- Pinyin: cuīcán (cui1 can2)
- Traditional: 摧殘
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 长期的战争严重摧残了这片土地。
  Chángqī de zhànzhēng yánzhòng cuīcánle zhè piàn tǔdì.
  Long-term war has severely devastated this region.

## Characters

- 摧 (cuī): to break; to destroy
- [残](https://hanziro.com/word/can-incomplete/) (cán): incomplete; disabled

https://hanziro.com/word/cui-can-devastate/

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