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歼灭

jiān miè
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to wipe out
  2. 2. to crush
  3. 3. to annihilate

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Word relationships

Related words

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击溃
jī kuì

to defeat; to smash; to rout

‘击溃’指打败使溃散，不一定彻底消灭；‘歼灭’强调完全消灭。

Synonyms

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消灭
xiāo miè

to put an end to

二者都有除掉的意思，但‘歼灭’多用于军事，指彻底消灭敌人。
剿灭
jiǎo miè

to eliminate (by armed force)

指用武力彻底消灭，常与‘歼灭’互换，但‘剿灭’更强调围剿。

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘敌人’、‘敌军’、‘匪徒’等搭配，如‘歼灭敌人’；较少用于抽象事物。

Child Words of 歼灭

灭
miè

to extinguish or put out

歼
jiān

to annihilate