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消灭

xiāo miè
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to put an end to
  2. 2. to annihilate
  3. 3. to cause to perish
  4. 4. to perish
  5. 5. annihilation (in quantum field theory)

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items
毁灭
huǐ miè

to perish

彻底摧毁，程度更深
灭亡
miè wáng

to be destroyed

事物被消灭，常作不及物动词

Usage notes

Collocations

消灭常用于敌人、害虫等具体对象，也用于抽象事物如贫困、错误。

Common mistakes

勿与'消失'混淆：'消灭'是及物动词，指主动消除；'消失'是不及物，指自行不见。

Example Sentences

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我们一定要 消灭 害虫。
We must eliminate the pests.

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Child Words of 消灭

消
xiāo

to diminish; to subside

灭
miè

to extinguish or put out