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灭
miè
Main
English Definitionto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
Simplified Script灭
Traditional Script滅
Pinyinmiè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄇㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)mit6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
灭亡mièwángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
灭火mièhuǒto extinguish a fire; firefighting
灭绝mièjuéto extinguish; to become extinct; to die out
灭菌mièjūnto sterilize
灭活mièhuóextermination
Words With Same Tail Word    
消灭xiāomièto put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
扑灭pūmièto eradicate; to extinguish
毁灭huǐmièto perish; to ruin; to destroy
破灭pòmièto be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
熄灭xīmièto stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
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