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全殲

to completely annihilate

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

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

Usage

這 次 戰鬥 的 目標 是 全殲 敵人。

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

叛軍 被 我們 的 軍隊 全殲。

The rebel forces were completely annihilated by our army.

敵軍 在 突襲 中 被 全殲。

The enemy forces were completely annihilated during the ambush.