摧 ceoi¹ {cuī}

1. to break
2. to destroy
3. to devastate
4. to ravage
5. to repress

摧殘〔-残〕 ceoi¹ caan⁴ {cuī cán}

1. to ravage
2. to ruin

摧毀〔-毁〕 ceoi¹ wai² {cuī huǐ}

1. to destroy
2. to wreck

摧枯拉朽 ceoi¹ fu¹ laai¹ nau² {cuī kū lā xiǔ}

to describe something that can easily be destroyed as it is already in ruins