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扑灭 (pū miè): To extinguish (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 6

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扑 • pū • dedicate all one's energies to a cause • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

pū扑

dedicate all one's energies to a cause

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Pinyinpū miè

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

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灭 • miè • to extinguish, to put out • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

miè灭

to extinguish, to put out

Words Sharing Characters

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Words with 扑

扑克pū kèPoker (card game)
红扑扑hóng pū pūRosy / Red
扑面而来pū miàn ér láicome rushing at one / come straight at one's face
扑克牌pū kè páiplaying cards
飞蛾扑火fēi é pū huǒTo court disaster by rushing into a dangerous situation; to seek one's own destruction.
饿虎扑食è hǔ pū shíto attack or seize something with great speed and ferocity, often used to describe someone acting with intense eagerness or greed.

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Example Sentences with 扑灭

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

hěn很

kuài快

pū扑

miè灭

le了

dà大

huǒ火

。

The firefighters quickly put out the fire.

jīng经

guò过

shí十

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

de的

nǔ努

lì力

qǐng请

yòng用

miè灭

huǒ火

qì器

pū扑

miè灭

chū初

qī

，

shān山

huǒ火

zhōng终

yú于

bèi被

pū扑

miè灭

le了

。

After ten hours of effort, the wildfire was finally extinguished.

期

huǒ火

zāi灾

。

Please use a fire extinguisher to put out fires in their early stage.