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The word "炸毁" (zhàhuǐ) is a Chinese verb compound formed through a resultative construction, where the first character "炸" (zhà) means "to explode" or "to blast", indicating the action, and the second character "毁" (huǐ) means "to destroy" or "to ruin", explicitly stating the resultant outcome of that action. This structure combines an action and its direct consequence into a single, efficient term, meaning "to blow up and destroy" or simply "to demolish (by explosion)". It is a standard pattern in Mandarin for creating precise verbs that convey both the means and the end result.