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消灭

xiāo miè

HSK 6

Meaning

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

Definition

消灭，指彻底除掉、消除或毁灭。

Eliminate, eradicate, or annihilate.

Usage

用于表达彻底去除或毁灭某人或某物，常涉及敌人、害虫、疾病、错误观念等。

Used to express completely removing or destroying someone or something, often involving enemies, pests, diseases, wrong ideas, etc.

Examples

  • 1 我们必须消灭所有害虫以保护庄稼。(We must eliminate all pests to protect the crops.)
  • 2 科学家正在研究如何消灭这种病毒。(Scientists are studying how to eradicate this virus.)
  • 3 军队成功消灭了边境上的恐怖分子。(The army successfully annihilated the terrorists on the border.)
  • 4 政府致力于消灭贫困。(The government is committed to eradicating poverty.)
  • 5 我们应该消灭这些封建迷信思想。(We should eradicate these feudal superstitious ideas.)

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