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熄灭

xī miè
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to stop burning
  2. 2. to go out (of fire)
  3. 3. to die out
  4. 4. extinguished

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
点燃
diǎn rán

to ignite

点亮火焰

Related words

2 items
消亡
xiāo wáng

to die out

情感、希望等抽象事物
扑灭
pū miè

to eradicate

人为主动地使火熄灭

Usage notes

Common mistakes

勿将“熄灭”用于“关闭电器”，应用“关掉”

Example Sentences

2 shown
风太大了，蜡烛被吹 熄灭 了。
The wind was too strong, and the candle was blown out.
火 熄灭 了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5670739)

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Child Words of 熄灭

灭
miè

to extinguish or put out

熄
xī

to extinguish