Chinese word dictionary

灭亡

mièwáng · to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate

Practice word

Word information

Simplified灭亡

Traditional滅亡

Pinyinmièwáng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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灭miè

to extinguish; to wipe out

亡wáng

death, destruction; to lose; to perish

How to learn 灭亡

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Words with the same characters

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灭miè

to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown

扑灭pūmiè

to eradicate; to extinguish

伤亡shāngwáng

casualties; injuries and deaths

死亡sǐwáng

to die; death

消灭xiāomiè

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

毁灭huǐmiè

to perish; to ruin; to destroy