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消灭

消滅
xiāomiè
verb HSK 6 #3,236

Meanings

  1. 1 to annihilate; to eliminate; to wipe out
  2. 2 to perish; to die out

Characters

消
xiāo
to disappear; to eliminate
灭
miè
to extinguish; to destroy
To make disappear and destroy - total annihilation.

Examples

HSK 5
他把剩菜全消灭了。
Tā bǎ shèngcài quán xiāomiè le.
He polished off all the leftovers.
HSK 6
消灭贫困是一个重要目标。
Xiāomiè pínkùn shì yīgè zhòngyào mùbiāo.
Eliminating poverty is an important goal.
HSK 7-9
恐龙已经被消灭了。
Kǒnglóng yǐjīng bèi xiāomiè le.
The dinosaurs have been wiped out.

Tips

usage
消灭 can be used humorously for finishing food: 把饭消灭了 = polished off the food. In formal contexts it means to annihilate enemies, eliminate problems, or eradicate diseases.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo
灭 miè