覆灭

覆滅

fùmiè

verb #28,703

Meanings

1 to be destroyed
2 to be annihilated
3 destruction; downfall

Characters

to overturn; to cover

to extinguish; to destroy

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

覆 fù

灭 miè