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消灭

消滅
xiāo miè
HSK 5
to put an end to, to annihilate
verb

Example Sentences

我们要消灭敌人。
wǒmen yào xiāomiè dírén 。
We need to eliminate the enemy.
科学家希望消灭某种疾病。
kēxué jiā xīwàng xiāomiè mǒuzhǒng jíbìng 。
The scientist hopes to eradicate a certain disease.
他为了正义而消灭邪恶。
tā wèile zhèngyì ér xiāomiè xiéè 。
He eliminates evil for the sake of justice.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

消除xiāochú
to eliminate
This word focuses more on removing or getting rid of something in a broader sense, not necessarily involving complete annihilation.
根除gēnchú
to eradicate
This term emphasizes completely and permanently removing something, often used in the context of diseases or problems.

Words Starting With 消

消息xiāo xi
news; information
消化xiāo huà
digest; digestion; digestive
消失xiāo shī
to disappear; to fade away
消费xiāo fèi
to consume
消极xiāo jí
negative; passive; inactive

Words Ending With 灭

毁灭huǐ miè
perish; ruin; destroy
熄灭xī miè
to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished

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Individual Characters

消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume
灭miè
destroy, extinguish, exterminate

Public Lists with 消灭

Domain-Specific: Scientific
Specific scientific fields, research topics, specialized terminology.
Advanced HSK5 Terms
Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.
HSK 5
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