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滅 / 灭

Traditional
滅
Simplified
灭

to extinguish or put out/to go out (of a fire etc)/to exterminate or wipe out/to drown

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

miè

Bopomofo

ㄇㄧㄝˋ

Jyutping

mit6

Example sentences

毀滅 / 毁灭 huǐmiè
那場戰爭幾乎毀滅了整座城市。
那场战争几乎毁灭了整座城市。

That war almost destroyed the entire city.

消滅 / 消灭 xiāomiè
我們必須消滅這些害蟲。
我们必须消灭这些害虫。

We must eliminate these pests.

害蟲 / 害虫 hàichóng
農夫使用農藥來消滅害蟲。
农夫使用农药来消灭害虫。

Farmers use pesticides to eliminate pests.

滅 / 灭 miè
消防員把火滅了。
消防员把火灭了。

The firefighters extinguished the fire.

撲滅 / 扑灭 pūmiè
消防隊及時撲滅了工廠裡的火勢。
消防队及时扑灭了工厂里的火势。

The fire brigade quickly extinguished the blaze in the factory.

冒煙 / 冒烟 màoyān
火災撲滅後，屋頂仍然冒煙，消防員不敢離開。
火灾扑灭后，屋顶仍然冒烟，消防员不敢离开。

After the fire was extinguished, the roof was still giving off smoke, so the firefighters did not dare leave.

泯滅 / 泯灭 mǐnmiè
這種殘暴的行為簡直是泯滅人性。
这种残暴的行为简直是泯灭人性。

This kind of brutal behavior is simply a complete destruction of humanity.

人性 rénxìng
這種行為完全泯滅了人性。
这种行为完全泯灭了人性。

This kind of behavior completely obliterates human nature.

滅亡 / 灭亡 mièwáng
歷史上，許多強大的帝國最終都走向了滅亡。
历史上，许多强大的帝国最终都走向了灭亡。

In history, many powerful empires eventually headed towards destruction.

Example Vocabulary

毀滅

hui3'mie4

to destroy; to annihilate; to ruin

消滅

xiao1'mie4

to eliminate; to perish; to vanish

滅

mie4

to extinguish; to destroy

幻滅

huan4'mie4

撲滅

pu1'mie4

to extinguish; to stamp out; to suppress

泯滅

min3'mie4

to die out; to disappear; to be annihilated

湮滅

yin1'mie4

滅亡

mie4'wang2

to perish; to be destroyed; to go extinct

不可磨滅

bu4'ke3'mo2'mie4

剿滅

jiao3'mie4

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