Explore in 3D3D

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)

Traditional 滅

HSK 3.0 · Level 6 verb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

4 forms

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Meaning

miè mie4

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

Example sentences

dēng 灯 zìjǐ 自己 miè 灭 le 了。

The light went out by itself.
tāmen 他们 fèndòu 奋斗 de 的 mùbiāo 目标 shì 是 xiāomiè 消灭 tiānhuā 天花。

They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.
tā 他 de 的 xīwàng 希望 jiànjiàn 渐渐 pòmiè 破灭 le 了。

His hopes faded.
xiāofáng 消防 duìyuán 队员 bǎ 把 huǒ 火 pūmiè 扑灭 le 了。

The fire fighters put out the fire.

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