消灭

消滅
xiāo miè
HSK 5
to put an end to, to annihilate
verb

Example Sentences

我们要消灭敌人。
wǒmen yào xiāomiè dírén 。
We need to eliminate the enemy.
科学家希望消灭某种疾病。
kēxué jiā xīwàng xiāomiè mǒuzhǒng jíbìng 。
The scientist hopes to eradicate a certain disease.
他为了正义而消灭邪恶。
tā wèile zhèngyì ér xiāomiè xiéè 。
He eliminates evil for the sake of justice.

Individual Characters

消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume
灭miè
destroy, extinguish, exterminate

Words with similar meanings

消除xiāochú
to eliminate
This word focuses more on removing or getting rid of something in a broader sense, not necessarily involving complete annihilation.
根除gēnchú
to eradicate
This term emphasizes completely and permanently removing something, often used in the context of diseases or problems.

Words Starting With 消

消息xiāo xi
news; information
消化xiāo huà
digest; digestion; digestive
消失xiāo shī
to disappear; to fade away
消费xiāo fèi
to consume
消极xiāo jí
negative; passive; inactive

Words Ending With 灭

毁灭huǐ miè
perish; ruin; destroy
熄灭xī miè
to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished

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