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Wreck in Chinese

to wreck · HSK 5

破坏 pò huài

  1. 破 pò broken
  2. 坏 huài bad

大风破坏了很多房子。 The strong wind damaged many houses.

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How do you say wreck in Chinese?

Wreck in Chinese is 破坏 (pò huài).

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