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消灭

xiāo mièㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TIÊU DIỆT

Traditional: 消滅

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb)

to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)

Jokingly, 消灭 + food = to finish it off.

Examples

  • 我们要消灭家里的蚊子。

    wǒ men yào xiāo miè jiā lǐ de wén zǐ.

    We need to get rid of the mosquitoes at home.

  • 这种药能消灭细菌。

    zhè zhǒng yào néng xiāo miè xì jūn.

    This medicine kills bacteria.

  • 他三口就把一碗饭消灭了。

    tā sān kǒu jiù bǎ yì wǎn fàn xiāo miè le.

    He polished off a bowl of rice in three bites.

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Stroke order

TIÊU · 10 strokes

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take

DIỆT · 5 strokes

to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown

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