# 毁灭 (huǐmiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 毁灭 (huǐmiè) means “to destroy; to ruin”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to destroy; to ruin
- Pinyin: huǐmiè (hui3 mie4)
- Traditional: 毀滅
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 那场地震毁灭了许多古老的建筑。
  Nà chǎng dìzhèn huǐmiè le xǔduō gǔlǎo de jiànzhù.
  The earthquake destroyed many ancient buildings.

## Characters

- [毁](https://hanziro.com/word/hui-destroy/) (huǐ): to destroy; to ruin
- [灭](https://hanziro.com/word/mie-extinguish/) (miè): to extinguish; to go out

https://hanziro.com/word/hui-mie-destroy/

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