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to eradicate
to put an end to
to perish
to wipe out
to become extinct
to be destroyed
to be shattered
to stop burning
to commit genocide
to exterminate an entire family
to eliminate
to exterminate
Notice where 灭 sits in each complete thought.
The candle went out instead of having been put out.
Source: Tatoeba #733591 · CC BY 2.0 FRThey are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.
Source: Tatoeba #3576063 · CC BY 2.0 FRLife's a ruin without you.
Source: Tatoeba #392272 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt is an endangered species.
Source: Tatoeba #797541 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.
Source: Tatoeba #3845390 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.