消灭 消滅
消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4
- to put an end to
- to annihilate
- to cause to perish
- to perish
- annihilation (in quantum field theory)
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More words with these characters
消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
- 对消 對消 duì xiāo ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄠ deoi3 siu1 in equilibrium
灭 滅
- 扑灭 撲滅 pū miè ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄝˋ pok3 mit6 to eradicate
- 歼灭 殲滅 jiān miè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ cim1 mit6 to wipe out
- 毁灭 毀滅 huǐ miè ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ wai2 mit6 to perish
- 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ mit6 mong4 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
- 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ mit6 zyut6 to become extinct; to die out
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- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
- 剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ziu2 mit6 to eliminate (by armed force)
- 吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tan1 mit6 to absorb
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 团灭 團滅 tuán miè ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tyun4 mit6 (video gaming) (of an entire team or party) to get wiped out
- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 寂灭 寂滅 jì miè ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zik6 mit6 to die out
- 幻灭 幻滅 huàn miè ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ waan6 mit6 (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate
- 攻灭 攻滅 gōng miè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ gung1 mit6 to conquer
- 断灭 斷滅 duàn miè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ dyun6 mit6 annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
- 族灭 族滅 zú miè ㄗㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zuk6 mit6 to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
- 明灭 明滅 míng miè ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ming4 mit6 to flicker
- 杀灭 殺滅 shā miè ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧㄝˋ saat3 mit6 to exterminate
- 泯灭 泯滅 mǐn miè ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ man5 mit6 to obliterate
- 沦灭 淪滅 lún miè ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ leon4 mit6 to perish
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒 香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
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- 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 云消雾散 雲消霧散 yún xiāo wù sàn ㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 siu1 mou6 saan3 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- 宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧ cung2 cip3 mit6 cai1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
- 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ daai6 ji6 mit6 can1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 tou4 mit6 gwik1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
- 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄓㄠ ㄕˊ mit6 ci2 ziu1 sik6 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- 灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓ ㄗㄞ mit6 ding2 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
- 灭绝人性 滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- 杀人灭口 殺人滅口 shā rén miè kǒu ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ saat3 jan4 mit6 hau2 (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
- 亡国灭种 亡國滅種 wáng guó miè zhǒng ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mong4 gwok3 mit6 zung2 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
- 兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xīng miè jì jué ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
Example sentences
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他们 他們 奋斗 奮鬥 的 目标 目標 是 消灭 消滅 天花 。
They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.
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奥陶纪 奧陶紀 — 志留纪 志留紀 灭绝 滅絕 事件 消灭 消滅 了 近 85% 的 海洋 物种 物種 。
The Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event wiped out nearly 85% of marine species.
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