覆灭

覆滅

fùmiè

verb #28,703

Meanings

HSK 6

这支军队在战役中彻底覆灭。

Zhè zhī jūnduì zài zhànyì zhōng chèdǐ fùmiè.

This army was completely annihilated in the battle.

HSK 7-9

腐败导致了这个王朝的覆灭。

Fǔbài dǎozhì le zhège wángcháo de fùmiè.

Corruption led to the downfall of this dynasty.

memory

覆 means to overturn or cover over, and 灭 means to extinguish - together they paint a picture of something being turned over and wiped out completely.

覆 fù

灭 miè