消 xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
消灭
xiāomiè
to annihilate
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Example phrases
- 农民希望用更环保的方法消灭害虫。 Nóngmín xīwàng yòng gèng huánbǎo de fāngfǎ xiāomiè hàichóng. Farmers hope to eliminate pests using more environmentally friendly methods.
- 医生用药物消灭了病人身体里的细菌。 Yīshēng yòng yàowù xiāomiè le bìngrén shēntǐ lǐ de xìjūn. The doctor used medicine to wipe out the bacteria in the patient's body.
- 我们必须消灭房间里的蚊子，不然晚上睡不好。 Wǒmen bìxū xiāomiè fángjiān lǐ de wénzi, bùrán wǎnshang shuì bù hǎo. We must get rid of the mosquitoes in the room, or we won't sleep well tonight.
Related words
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 消化 xiāohuà to digest
- 消除 xiāochú to remove; to get rid of
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 消极 xiāojí negative; passive
- 消耗 xiāohào to consume
- 打消 dǎxiāo to dispel; to dismiss an idea