灭
miè
to extinguish, to destroy
Character
Example phrases
- 消防员终于把仓库里的大火灭了。 Xiāofángyuán zhōngyú bǎ cāngkù lǐ de dàhuǒ miè le. The firefighters finally put out the big fire in the warehouse.
- 风一吹，桌上的蜡烛就灭了。 Fēng yì chuī, zhuō shàng de làzhú jiù miè le. With one gust of wind, the candle on the table went out.
- 农民用药水消灭了菜地里的害虫。 Nóngmín yòng yàoshuǐ xiāomiè le càidì lǐ de hàichóng. The farmer used a spray to wipe out the pests in the vegetable field.
Related words
- 扑灭 pūmiè to extinguish
- 消灭 xiāomiè to annihilate
- 毁灭 huǐmiè to destroy; to annihilate
- 歼灭 jiānmiè to annihilate; to wipe out
- 灭绝 mièjué to become extinct; to exterminate
- 灭亡 mièwáng to perish; to collapse; to become extinct
- 破灭 pòmiè to be shattered; to be destroyed; to collapse
- 熄灭 xīmiè to go out; to extinguish
- 割 gē to cut
- 淋 lín to drench, to pour
- 砍 kǎn to cut, to chop
- 滴 dī to drip; measure word