灭
Character
to put out; to make a fire or light stop burning
Meaning
miè
mie4- to put out; to make a fire or light stop burning
- (of a fire or light) to go out
- to destroy completely; to kill all of something
Examples
请把火灭了。
qǐng bǎ huǒ miè le
Please put out the fire.
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火灭了，房子很冷。
huǒ miè le fáng zi hěn lěng
The fire went out, and the house is very cold.
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他们灭了这个村庄的人。
tā men miè le zhè gè cūn zhuāng de rén
They killed everyone in this village.
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Words with 灭
See all 78 →灭亡miè wángto be destroyed and disappear foreverWordHSK 7–9灭绝miè juéto die out completely, so no animals or plants of a kind are leftWordHSK 7–9灭口miè kǒuto kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secretWord灭团miè tuán(video gaming) to wipe out an entire team or partyWord灭国miè guóto destroy a country; to wipe a nation off the mapWord灭失miè shīloss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)Word灭度miè dùto extinguish worries and the sea of griefWord灭掉miè diàoto eliminateWord灭族miè zúextermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)Word灭杀miè shāto kill; to exterminate (pests, bacteria etc)Word灭活miè huóto inactivate (a virus etc)Word灭火miè huǒto extinguish a fireWord