Word

歼灭 (jiān miè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 歼灭

动 dòng verb

annihilate

军队歼灭了敌人的主力部队。

jūn duì jiān miè le dí rén de zhǔ lì bù duì

The army annihilated the enemy's main forces.

Word breakdown

歼 jiān — annihilate, destroy (military sense of total destruction)

灭 miè — extinguish, eliminate (reinforces complete eradication)

1 扑灭 pū miè — extinguish, put out HSK 6
- 扑 to strike at, rush toward (the action of attacking the fire)
- 灭 to extinguish, eliminate (the result of putting out)
Example

消防员很快就扑灭了火灾。

xiāo fáng yuán hěn kuài jiù pū miè le huǒ zāi

The firefighters quickly extinguished the fire.
2 消灭 xiāo miè — to eliminate, to exterminate, to annihilate HSK 6
- 消 to dissolve, to make disappear
- 灭 to extinguish, to destroy completely
Example

科学家希望消灭这种疾病。

kē xué jiā xī wàng xiāo miè zhè zhǒng jí bìng

Scientists hope to eliminate this disease.
3 毁灭 huǐ miè — destroy HSK 7
- 毁 damage, ruin
- 灭 extinguish, eliminate
Example

战争毁灭了整个城市。

zhàn zhēng huǐ miè le zhěng gè chéng shì

War destroyed the entire city.
4 灭亡 miè wáng — to perish, to be destroyed HSK 7
- 灭 to extinguish, to destroy
- 亡 to perish, to die out
Example

这个古老的文明最终灭亡了。

zhè ge gǔ lǎo de wén míng zuì zhōng miè wáng le

This ancient civilization eventually perished.
5 灭绝 miè jué — to become extinct HSK 7
- 灭 to extinguish, to destroy
- 绝 to cut off completely, to exhaust
Example

我们必须保护濒危物种，防止它们灭绝。

wǒ men bì xū bǎo hù bīn wēi wù zhǒng fáng zhǐ tā men miè jué

We must protect endangered species to prevent them from becoming extinct.

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6 熄灭 xī miè — to extinguish; to go out HSK 7
- 熄 to put out (fire/light)
- 灭 to extinguish completely
Example

请熄灭香烟。

qǐng xī miè xiāng yān

Please extinguish your cigarette.
7 破灭 pò miè — to be shattered HSK 7
- 破 break, shatter
- 灭 extinguish, perish
Example

他的梦想破灭了。

tā de mèng xiǎng pò miè le

His dreams were shattered.

Structure & writing

1 歼 jiān — to annihilate; to wipe out

歼 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 歹 dǎi — bad, evil

歹 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 4

列 liè to arrange; to list 死 sǐ to die; to lose life (opposite of "活"/"生")

HSK 5

殊 shū different; divergent

HSK 6

残 cán defective or incomplete 殖 zhí to reproduce; to multiply

HSK 7

歼 jiān to annihilate; to wipe out 殃 yāng disaster; calamity

1.2 千 qiān — thousand; (used with 万 or 百) a great many

千 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

重 zhòng heavy; of great weight (opposite of "轻")

HSK 5

插 chā to insert, stick in, or thrust (a long or flat object) into something

HSK 7

乖 guāi obedient, well-behaved (of a child) 歼 jiān to annihilate; to wipe out 纤 xiān slender; delicate; fine 迁 qiān to move, relocate (an office, residence, etc.)

Stroke order

2 灭 miè — go out; stop burning or shining (opposite of 着)

灭 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)

一 is a component in 58 characters

HSK 1