烧毁

• Pinyin: shāo huǐ
• Desglose de hanzi: 烧 = 火 + 尧 (burn); 毁 = 工 + 土 + 殳 (destroy, ruin)

Significado

Arder y quedar destruido; destruir completamente por el fuego.

Stronger than 烧坏 (damaged by fire). Implies total destruction. Used in historical accounts, disaster reporting, and legal/insurance contexts. Can apply to buildings, documents, or equipment.

Ejemplos

1. 古代图书馆中大量珍贵典籍在战火中烧毁。
2. 电气故障导致仓库被烧毁，损失惨重。
3. 历史文物在那场大火中遭到烧毁，令人痛心。

Guía de uso

Contexto: disasters, history, news

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 那栋百年老宅在一场大火中被彻底烧毁。(The century-old mansion was completely destroyed in a fire.)
• 为了防止机密外泄，相关文件已被烧毁。(To prevent confidential information from leaking, the relevant documents were burned.)

Incorrecto

• 用烧毁形容轻微烧焦 — use 烧焦 for slight burning and 烧坏 for partial damage

Origen e historia

烧 (burn) + 毁 (destroy) — to burn and destroy completely

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal