"vandalize" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 破坏（蓄意损坏）

Definition

故意损坏或破坏他人财产，通常没有正当理由，常表现为一种不尊重的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或警方语境。常和“公共财物”、“汽车”、“墙壁”等搭配。仅指故意破坏，不用于意外损坏。相关名词是“vandalism”。

Examples

Someone vandalized the school last night.

有人昨晚**破坏了**学校。

It is illegal to vandalize public property.

**破坏**公共财物是违法的。

The bus stop was vandalized over the weekend.

公交车站在周末被**破坏**了。

Why would anyone vandalize such a beautiful mural?

怎么会有人**破坏**这么漂亮的壁画呢？

They caught some teenagers trying to vandalize parked cars.

他们抓住了一些青少年试图**破坏**停着的汽车。

If you vandalize the trains, you'll have to pay for the damage.

如果你**破坏**火车，就要赔偿损失。