to extinguish, to put out
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HSK Vocabulary: 灭
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 灭 is used in context
1
wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiāo消
miè灭
suǒ所
yǒu有
hài害
chóng虫
。
We need to eliminate all pests.
2
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
xùn迅
sù速
miè灭
huǒ火
。
Firefighters quickly extinguish the fire.
3
zhè这
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
miàn面
lín临
miè灭
jué绝
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
This animal faces the danger of extinction.
4
dà大
huǒ火
huǐ毁
miè灭
le了
fáng房
zi子
。
The fire destroyed the house.
5
zhàn战
zhēng争
huì会
huǐ毁
miè灭
xǔ许
duō多
chéng城
shì市
。
War can destroy many cities.
6
guò过
dù度
kāi开
fā发
kě可
néng能
huì会
huǐ毁
miè灭
zì自
rán然
huán环
jìng境
。
Overdevelopment may destroy the natural environment.
7
wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiāo消
miè灭
wén蚊
zi子
。
We need to eliminate mosquitoes.
8
yī医
shēng生
nǔ努
lì力
xiāo消
miè灭
bìng病
dú毒
，
bǎo保
hù护
rén人
men们
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
。
Doctors work hard to eradicate viruses and protect people's health.
9
tōng通
guò过
jiào教
yù育
hé和
xuān宣
chuán传
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
miè灭
zhè这
zhǒng种
cuò错
wù误
de的
guān观
niàn念
。
Through education and publicity, we can gradually eliminate this misconception.
10
kǒng恐
lóng龙
hěn很
jiǔ久
yǐ以
qián前
jiù就
miè灭
wáng亡
le了
。
Dinosaurs became extinct a long time ago.
Information
Traditional滅
Radical火
Strokes5
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1763
Zhuyinㄇㄧㄝˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+706D
CangjieEMF
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality