破坏 /pòhuài/ meaning in English

destroy [destroyed, destroying, destroys]▼(to damage beyond use or repair)
verb
[UK: dɪˈstro.ɪ] [US: də.ˌstrɔɪ]

devastate [devastated, devastating, devastates]▼(to ruin many or all things over a large area)
verb
[UK: ˈde.və.steɪt] [US: ˈde.və.ˌstet]

mar [marred, marring, mars]▼(to spoil, to damage)
verb
[UK: mɑː(r)] [US: ˈmɑːr]

ruin [ruined, ruining, ruins]▼(to cause the economical ruin of)
verb
[UK: ˈruːɪn] [US: ˈruːən]

vandalise [vandalised, vandalising, vandalises]▼(to needlessly destroy)
verb
[UK: vˈandəlˌaɪz] [US: vˈændəlˌaɪz]

demolition [demolitions]▼(the action of demolishing or destroying)
noun
[UK: ˌde.mə.ˈlɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌde.mə.ˈlɪʃ.n̩]

destruction [destructions]▼(act of destroying)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈstrʌk.ʃn̩] [US: də.ˈstrək.ʃn̩]

ruination▼(act of ruining)
noun
[UK: ˌruːɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌruːɪ.ˈneɪʃ.n̩]

sabotage▼(deliberate action of subversion, obstruction, disruption, destruction)
noun
[UK: ˈsæ.bə.tɑːʒ] [US: ˈsæ.bə.ˌtɑːʒ]