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to annihilate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jian1mie4 jiānmiè

Meaning


Primary

to annihilate

Alternatives

annihilate, annihilates, annihilating, annihilated, to eliminate, eliminate, to destroy, destroy, to wipe out, wipe out, to extinguish, extinguish

Mnemonic


歼灭 To annihilate something is 灭 to extinguish its figurative flame from the face of the earth by 歼 annihilating it completely.

Usage


军队 成功 歼灭 了 敌人。

The army successfully annihilated the enemy.

我们 必须 歼灭 所有 的 威胁。

We must annihilate all threats.

敌军 被 完全 歼灭 了。

The enemy forces were completely annihilated.

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