熄灭

熄滅

xīmiè

verb HSK 7-9 #9,364

Meanings

HSK 5

他心中的希望渐渐熄灭了。

Tā xīnzhōng de xīwàng jiànjiàn xīmiè le.

The hope in his heart gradually died out.

HSK 6

消防员很快把大火熄灭了。

Xiāofángyuán hěnkuài bǎ dàhuǒ xīmiè le.

The firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.

HSK 7-9

风把蜡烛吹熄灭了。

Fēng bǎ làzhú chuī xīmiè le.

The wind blew out the candle.

usage

熄灭 can be literal (fire/lights going out) or figurative (hope/passion fading). For car engines, use 熄火 instead.

memory

熄 has the fire radical 火 + 息 (rest/cease) - fire that has come to rest. 灭 also means to extinguish. Double emphasis on putting out fire.

熄 xī

灭 miè