消灭

xiāo miè · xiao mie

Traditional 消滅

Meaning

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  1. to put an end to
  2. to annihilate
  3. to cause to perish
  4. to perish
  5. annihilation (in quantum field theory)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)奋(fèn)斗(dòu)的(de)目(mù)标(biāo)是(shì)消(xiāo)灭(miè)天(tiān)花(huā)。

They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)一(yí)定(dìng)要(yào)消(xiāo)灭(miè)这(zhè)些(xiē)害(hài)虫(chóng)。

We must wipe out these pests.

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