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熄灭 (xī miè): Extinguish (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

熄灭 consists of 2 characters.

to extinguish; to put out (a fire)

to extinguish, to put out

How to Use 熄灭 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 熄灭 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith灯

dēng灯

xī熄

miè灭

le了

neutralSpoken

the light went out

Adverb + Verbwith突然

tū突

rán然

xī熄

miè灭

Verb + Object

xī熄

miè灭

huǒ火

yàn焰

neutral

extinguish flames

Example Sentences with 熄灭

dēng灯

xī熄

miè灭

le了

。

The light went out.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 熄灭.

Words with 熄

熄火xī huǒ

Words with 灭

剿灭jiǎo miè
扑灭pū miè
歼灭jiān miè
毁灭huǐ miè
消灭xiāo miè
灭亡miè wáng
灭绝miè jué
灭蝗miè huáng

neutral

suddenly go out

xī熄

miè灭

xī希

wàng望

formalWritten

extinguish hope

lí离

kāi开

fáng房

jiān间

qián前

，

qǐng请

xī熄

miè灭

suǒ所

yǒu有

de的

dēng灯

。

Please turn off all the lights before leaving the room.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

kāi开

shǐ始

qián前

，

qǐng请

xī熄

miè灭

nín您

de的

shǒu手

jī机

。

Please turn off your mobile phone before the formal meeting begins.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

néng能

bāng帮

wǒ我

xī熄

miè灭

bì壁

lú炉

lǐ里

de的

huǒ火

ma吗

？

Can you help me put out the fire in the fireplace?

tā他

chuī吹

miè灭

le了

shēng生

rì日

là蜡

zhú烛

。

jǐn尽

guǎn管

fēng风

hěn很

dà大

，

dàn但

yíng营

huǒ火

bìng

tā他

xiǎo小

xīn心

yì翼

yì翼

dì地

xī熄

miè灭

le了

sēn森

lín林

dà大

huǒ火

zhōng终

yú于

bèi被

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán

wèi为

le了

jié节

yuē约

néng能

yuán源

，

xià下

bān班

hòu

He blew out the birthday candles.

并

méi没

yǒu有

bèi被

xī熄

miè灭

。

Although the wind was strong, the campfire was not extinguished.

là蜡

zhú烛

，

rán然

hòu后

lí离

kāi开

le了

fáng房

jiān间

。

He carefully extinguished the candle and then left the room.

员

xī熄

miè灭

le了

。

The forest fire was finally extinguished by the firefighters.

后

qǐng请

jì记

de得

xī熄

miè灭

suǒ所

yǒu有

diàn电

dēng灯

。

To save energy, please remember to turn off all the lights after work.