消灭
xiāomiè
verbHSK 6
“To put an end to” in Chinese is 消灭 (xiāomiè).
Meaning
- to put an end to
- to annihilate
- to cause to perish
Show 2 more meanings
- to perish
- annihilation (in quantum field theory)
Example
他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。
They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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