毁
灭

To perish in Chinese: 毁灭 (huǐ miè)

huǐ miè

to perish

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 毀滅1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to perish
  2. 2to ruin
  3. 3to destroy

Stroke order

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毁
灭

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄟˇ

huǐ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄧㄝˋ

miè

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

毁灭

Simplified

毀滅

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 战争几乎毁灭了整座城市。

    zhàn zhēng jī hū huǐ miè le zhěng zuò chéng shì。

    The war almost wiped out the entire city.

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Related words

毁

huǐ

to destroy

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

摧毁

cuī huǐ

to destroy

毁坏

huǐ huài

to damage

歼灭

jiān miè

to wipe out

灭绝

miè jué

to become extinct

灭亡

miè wáng

to be destroyed

破灭

pò miè

to be shattered

烧毁

shāo huǐ

to burn

销毁

xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning)

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