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全歼

to completely annihilate

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

quan2jian1 • quánjiān

Meaning

Primary

to completely annihilate

Alternatives

completely annihilate, completely annihilated, completely annihilates, completely annihilating, to annihilate completely, annihilate completely

Mnemonic

全歼 To completely annihilate something is 歼 to annihilate its 全 whole existence from the face of the earth.

Usage

这 次 战斗 的 目标 是 全歼 敌人。

The goal of this battle is to completely annihilate the enemy.

叛军 被 我们 的 军队 全歼。

The rebel forces were completely annihilated by our army.

敌军 在 突袭 中 被 全歼。

The enemy forces were completely annihilated during the ambush.