消灭
xiāo miè
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

消失
xiāo shī
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to fade away
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
消
xiāo
  1. 1 to disappear
  2. 2 to vanish
  3. 3 to eliminate
  4. 4 to spend (time)
  5. 5 have to
  6. 6 need
消停
xiāo tíng
  1. 1 to calm down
  2. 2 to stop
  3. 3 to pause
  4. 4 calmly
  5. 5 peaceful
  6. 6 restful
消化
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
消散
xiāo sàn
  1. 1 to dissipate
消极
xiāo jí
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 passive
  3. 3 inactive
消毒
xiāo dú
  1. 1 to disinfect
  2. 2 to sterilize
消灭
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)
消炎
xiāo yán
  1. 1 to reduce fever
  2. 2 antipyretic
  3. 3 to decrease inflammation
消磨
xiāo mó
  1. 1 to wear down
  2. 2 to sap
  3. 3 to whittle away
  4. 4 to while away
  5. 5 to idle away
消耗
xiāo hào
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to consume
消肿
xiāo zhǒng
  1. 1 to reduce swelling
  2. 2 detumescence
  3. 3 (fig.) to streamline (a bloated bureaucracy etc)
消费
xiāo fèi
  1. 1 to consume
  2. 2 to spend
消费者
xiāo fèi zhě
  1. 1 consumer
消逝
xiāo shì
  1. 1 to fade away
消遣
xiāo qiǎn
  1. 1 to while the time away
  2. 2 amusement
  3. 3 pastime
  4. 4 recreation
  5. 5 to make sport of
消防
xiāo fáng
  1. 1 firefighting
  2. 2 fire control
消除
xiāo chú
  1. 1 to eliminate
  2. 2 to remove

Idioms (3)

消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
无福消受
wú fú xiāo shòu
  1. 1 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air

Sample Sentences

消灭蚊虫
xiāomiè wén chóng
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在转瞬间消灭了踪影
zài zhuǎn shùnjiān xiāomiè le zōngyǐng
In the blink of an eye all trace is destroyed
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曹操正继续南下，将和我们决战于赤壁。他们的来意非常明显，就是要把我们消灭，进而控制江南和中原。
Cáo Cāo zhèng jìxù nán xià ，jiāng hé wǒmen juézhàn yú Chìbì 。tāmen de láiyì fēicháng míngxiǎn ，jiùshì yào bǎ wǒmen xiāomiè ，jìnér kòngzhì Jiāngnán hé Zhōngyuán 。
Cao Cao is continuing south as we speak. He's going to fight a decisive battle with us at the Red Cliffs. His reason for coming is very obvious-- he wants to annihilate us, and get control of the area south of the Yangtze River and the Central plateau.
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