English–Chinese
“ruin” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinpò miè
Example
战争使很多家庭的生活破灭了。zhàn zhēng shǐ hěn duō jiā tíng de shēng huó pò miè le
The war ruined many families' lives.
How to say “ruin” in Chinese
“Ruin” in Chinese is 破灭 (pò miè).
Something is destroyed or ended so completely that no path back to its former state remains.
Example sentences with 破灭
失业后，他的前途也破灭了。shī yè hòu tā de qián tú yě pò miè le
After losing his job, his prospects were ruined too.
Tips for using 破灭
- In everyday Chinese, it usually describes a hope, plan, or future that is treated as beyond repair, so applying it to a small inconvenience sounds too dramatic.