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灭 miè

to extinguish; to wipe out

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 6
Radical
火
Traditional
滅
Type
Ideograph
Made of 一火 ⿱一火

Memory hint: To cover 一 a flame 火

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  1. 消防员很快扑灭了大火。
    Xiāofángyuán hěn kuài pūmièle dàhuǒ.
    The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.
    firefighter very quickly extinguished (particle) big-fire
  2. 这个古老的王朝是怎么灭亡的？
    Zhège gǔlǎo de wángcháo shì zěnme mièwáng de?
    How did this ancient dynasty fall?
    this(measure) ancient (particle) dynasty is how perish (particle)
  3. 睡觉前记得把灯熄灭。
    Shuìjiào qián jìde bǎ dēng xīmiè.
    Remember to turn off the light before sleeping.
    sleep before remember (particle) light extinguish
  4. 大火没有被完全消灭，还在燃烧。
    Dàhuǒ méiyǒu bèi wánquán xiāomiè, hái zài ránshāo.
    The fire hasn't been completely put out, it's still burning.
    big-fire not-have (passive) completely eliminated, still at burning
  5. 那场战争最终导致了这个国家的灭亡。
    Nà chǎng zhànzhēng zuìzhōng dǎozhìle zhège guójiā de mièwáng.
    That war ultimately led to this country's downfall.
    that(measure) war ultimately caused (particle) this(measure) country (particle) fall

Words with 灭 (4)