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坠毁

to crash (of an aircraft)

坠毁
zhuìhuǐ4th tone

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Pinyin
zhuìhuǐ
Strokes
20
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 坠毁

坠毁 is written with 20 strokes (坠: 7, 毁: 13). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

HSK 5. Used for planes crashing; e.g., 飞机坠毁在居民区.

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一架载有九人的公务机坠毁在佛罗里达州棕榈滩县的一条居民街道上,机身随即起火爆炸。

A business jet carrying nine people crashed onto a residential street in Palm Beach County, Florida, and the fuselage immediately caught fire and exploded.

Learjet Crashes in Florida, Killing All Nine AboardAdvanced

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