tàn hại

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To devastate: To cause severe, widespread, and often irreversible damage or destruction to something, such as a region, population, or environment.
    • To slaughter / to massacre: To kill people or living beings in a cruel, brutal, and often large-scale manner.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Chiến tranh đã tàn hại cả một vùng rộng lớn. (The war devastated a vast region.)
    • Bệnh dịch tàn hại đàn gia súc. (The epidemic devastated the herd of cattle.)
    • Kẻ xâm lược tàn hại dân làng không thương tiếc. (The invaders mercilessly slaughtered the villagers.)
Advanced Usage
  • The verb "tàn hại" carries a strong connotation of cruelty, brutality, and large-scale impact. It is often used in historical, military, or ecological contexts to describe acts of extreme violence or destruction.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tàn phá (v): to ravage, to destroy. This word focuses more on physical destruction rather than the act of killing.
    • Bão đã tàn phá thành phố. (The storm ravaged the city.)
  • Hủy diệt (v): to annihilate, to obliterate. This word implies complete and total destruction.
    • Vũ khí có sức hủy diệt khủng khiếp. (The weapon has terrifying destructive power.)
Synonyms
  • Devastate: to lay waste to, to destroy.
  • Ravage: to cause severe and extensive damage.
  • Slaughter: to kill (people or animals) in a violent and cruel way, especially in large numbers.
Related Idioms
  • "Tàn hại sinh linh": To devastate living beings; to cause widespread death and suffering among people or animals.
    • Nạn đói tàn hại sinh linh trên khắp vùng. (The famine devastated living beings across the region.)
verb
  1. to devastate

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