灭 (miè) is a Chinese word meaning “to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out”.
Meanings
- 1to extinguish or put out
- 2to go out (of a fire etc)
- 3to exterminate or wipe out
- 4to drown
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
毁灭to perish消灭to put an end to灭绝to become extinct; to die out灭亡to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out熄灭to stop burning破灭to be shattered灭火to extinguish a fire灭口to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret扑灭to eradicate毁灭性destructive自生自灭to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)灭火器fire extinguisher