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How to Use 灭

Active destruction

The character 灭 means to actively destroy or eliminate.

毁灭 • huǐ miè • destroy; exterminate; ruin • HSK 6

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HSK Vocabulary: 灭

扑灭 • pū miè • to extinguish; to put out (a fire); to stamp out

HSK 3.0 · L6

pū扑

miè

7.

Example Sentences

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mèng梦

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pò破

miè灭

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Information

Pinyinmiè

Meaningto extinguish, to put out

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Radical火

Traditional滅

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Zhuyinㄇㄧㄝˋ

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一one

A horizontal line (一) covers the fire (火), symbolizing the act of extinguishing or putting out flames.

huǐ毁

miè灭

destroy; exterminate; ruin

消灭 • xiāo miè • perish; die out; annihilate • HSK 6

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xiāo消

miè灭

perish; die out; annihilate

歼灭 • jiān miè • To annihilate / to exterminate • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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jiān歼

miè灭

To annihilate / to exterminate

Extinction or disappearance

The character 灭 indicates extinction, death, or disappearance.

灭亡 • miè wáng • be destroyed; become extinct; die out • HSK 6

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miè灭

wáng亡

be destroyed; become extinct; die out

灭绝 • miè jué • extinction / die out • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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miè灭

jué绝

extinction / die out

破灭 • pò miè • shatter / collapse / be shattered • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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pò破

miè灭

shatter / collapse / be shattered

灭

to extinguish; to put out (a fire); to stamp out

熄灭 • xī miè • extinguish; quench; put out

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xī熄

miè灭

extinguish; quench; put out

了

。

His dream was shattered.

nóng农

mín民

men们

zhèng正

zài在

miè灭

huáng蝗

。

The farmers are exterminating locusts.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

xiāo消

miè灭

suǒ所

yǒu有

hài害

chóng虫

。

We need to eliminate all pests.

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

bǎ把

huǒ火

miè灭

le了

。

The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

xùn迅

sù速

miè灭

huǒ火

。

Firefighters quickly extinguish the fire.

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粒lìgranule; pellet; small particle
晾liàngdry in the air/sun
料liàomaterial, ingredient; to estimate, to expect
淋línfilter; strain
露lùdew; to expose, reveal
率lǜlead, command; generally, ratio

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Characters pronounced "mie".

蔑mièto despise, to disregard, or to smear

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Characters with radical "火".

炯jiǒngbright, brilliant, clear; hot
炳bǐngbright, luminous; glorious
炽chìburning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
烽fēngsignal fire; tower where signal

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