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消灭 (xiāo miè) – to put an end to

xiāo miè

to put an end to

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 消滅1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to put an end to
  2. 2to annihilate
  3. 3to cause to perish
  4. 4to perish
  5. 5annihilation (in quantum field theory)

Simplified & traditional

消灭

Simplified

消滅

Traditional

Example sentences

See 消灭 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。

    tā men fèn dòu de mù biāo shì xiāo miè tiān huā 。

    They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.

Related words

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out

消

xiāo

to diminish

消息

xiāo xi

news

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

消费

xiāo fèi

to consume

消化

xiāo huà

to digest (food)

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

消毒

xiāo dú

to disinfect

消防

xiāo fáng

firefighting

消极

xiāo jí

negative

消耗

xiāo hào

to use up

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