销毁

• Pinyin: xiāo huǐ
• Desglose de hanzi: 销 = 钅+ 肖 (melt/disperse); 毁 = 臼 + 工 + 殳 (to strike and break apart)

Significado

Destruir por completo; eliminar sin dejar rastro.

Implies deliberate and complete destruction, often of sensitive or dangerous materials. Common in legal, military, and administrative contexts. Stronger than 毁坏 (to damage) — 销毁 leaves nothing recoverable.

Ejemplos

1. 机密文件必须按照规定程序予以彻底销毁，不得随意丢弃。
2. 法院命令被告立即销毁所有侵权的盗版光盘。
3. 化学武器公约要求各缔约国按期销毁境内所有存量化学武器。

Guía de uso

Contexto: law, military, administration

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 根据保密规定，过期的涉密档案须经专人核查后统一销毁，不得外传。(In accordance with confidentiality regulations, expired classified files must be uniformly destroyed after verification by designated personnel — no leaks permitted.)
• 海关查获的走私货物已依法全部销毁，无一流入市场。(All smuggled goods seized by customs have been destroyed in accordance with the law — none reached the market.)

Incorrecto

• 销毁感情 — use 伤害感情 or 破坏关系 for damaging relationships; 销毁 applies to physical objects or documents, not abstract bonds

Origen e historia

销 (melt/dissolve/sell off) + 毁 (destroy/ruin) — to melt away and destroy completely

Contexto cultural

Época: Modern

Generación: Adult professionals

Contexto social: Universal