Word: 破坏 (pòhuài) Traditional: 破壞 破坏 dictionary entry pòhuài destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy Full dictionary entry for 破坏 Example sentences using 破坏 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 城市扩张会对环境造成破坏。 Chéngshì kuòzhāng huì duì huánjìng zàochéng pòhuài. Urban sprawl is environmentally damaging. 我认为考试破坏教育。 Wǒ rènwéi kǎoshì pòhuài jiàoyù. I think exams ruin education. 批评的目的是建设而不是破坏。 Pīpíng de mùdì shì jiànshè ér bú shì pòhuài. The purpose of criticism is to construct, not to destroy.