灭
亡

To be destroyed in Chinese: 灭亡 (miè wáng)

miè wáng

to be destroyed

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

Definitions

  1. 1to be destroyed
  2. 2to become extinct
  3. 3to perish
  4. 4to die out
  5. 5to destroy
  6. 6to exterminate

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灭
亡

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄝˋ

miè

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄤˊ

wáng

ㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

灭亡

Simplified

滅亡

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 这个古老的国家最后走向了灭亡。

    zhè ge gǔ lǎo de guó jiā zuì hòu zǒu xiàng le miè wáng。

    This ancient nation eventually met its downfall.

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Related words

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

伤亡

shāng wáng

casualties

死亡

sǐ wáng

to die

毁灭

huǐ miè

to perish

歼灭

jiān miè

to wipe out

灭绝

miè jué

to become extinct

破灭

pò miè

to be shattered

逃亡

táo wáng

to flee

亡羊补牢

wáng yáng bǔ láo

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

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