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灭

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miè
verb HSK 6 #3,843

Meanings

  1. 1 to extinguish; to put out (fire)
  2. 2 to destroy; to exterminate; to wipe out

Examples

消防员很快把火灭了。
Xiāofángyuán hěn kuài bǎ huǒ miè le.
The firefighters quickly put out the fire.
恐龙灭绝了。
Kǒnglóng mièjué le.
The dinosaurs went extinct.
请把灯灭了。
Qǐng bǎ dēng miè le.
Please turn off the light.
灭火器放在走廊里。
Mièhuǒqì fàng zài zǒuláng lǐ.
The fire extinguisher is in the hallway.

Tips

usage
Common compounds: 灭火 (put out fire), 灭火器 (fire extinguisher), 消灭 (annihilate), 灭绝 (extinct), 灭亡 (perish). 灭 carries a sense of finality — complete elimination.
usage
Simplified 灭 shows 一 (a lid) over 火 (fire) — putting a lid over fire to extinguish it.

Stroke Order

灭 miè