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熄灭

熄滅
xī miè
HSK 6
to stop burning, to go out (of fire)
verb

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Example Sentences

请把火熄灭。
qǐng bǎ huǒ xīmiè 。
Please extinguish the fire.
蜡烛熄灭了，我们需要再点一根。
làzhú xīmiè le ， wǒmen xūyào zài diǎn yīgēn 。
The candle has gone out, we need to light another one.
夏天晚上，星星在天空中熄灭了。
xiàtiān wǎnshàng ， xīngxīng zài tiānkōng zhōng xīmiè le 。
On summer evenings, the stars extinguished in the sky.

Words with similar meanings

扑灭pūmiè
to put out
More commonly used in the context of extinguishing fires, indicating a more active role in stopping the fire.
熄灭xīmiè
to shut off
Can be used to imply stopping or closing off rather than just putting out a fire; often used in general contexts.

Words Ending With 灭

消灭xiāo miè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
毁灭huǐ miè
perish; ruin; destroy

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熄xī · to extinguish, to put out (fire)›灭miè · destroy, extinguish, exterminate›

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