毁

拆毁

chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

焚毁

fén huǐ

to burn down

销毁

xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning)

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣

huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells

千里之堤，毁于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]

哀毁瘠立

āi huǐ jí lì

see 哀毀骨立|哀毁骨立[ai1 hui3 gu3 li4]

哀毁骨立

āi huǐ gǔ lì

(idiom) (literary) to become emaciated due to grief (usu. due to the death of a parent)

坠毁

zhuì huǐ

(of an airplane etc) to fall to the ground and crash

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚

nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

崩毁

bēng huǐ

to collapse; to cave in

平毁

píng huǐ

to raze to the ground

损毁

sǔn huǐ

to damage; to wreck; to destroy