消灭
Old HSK 6
消灭 (xiāomiè) · to wipe out
消灭 (xiāomiè) means “to wipe out; to eliminate”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 灭 (to extinguish). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 消灭 is built
The characters
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
灭 miè · to extinguish
What 灭 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
我们要想办法消灭害虫。Wǒmen yào xiǎng bànfǎ xiāomiè hàichóng.We need to find a way to wipe out the pests.
这种药能消灭细菌。Zhèzhǒng yào néng xiāomiè xìjūn.This medicine can kill bacteria.
Questions about 消灭
What does 消灭 mean?
消灭 (xiāomiè) means “to wipe out; to eliminate”.
How do you pronounce 消灭?
消灭 is pronounced xiāomiè.
Which HSK level is 消灭?
消灭 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancel
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 消息xiāoxinews
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 消极xiāojínegative
- 消除xiāochúto remove
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
Learn 消灭 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.