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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


殲滅 To annihilate something is 滅 to extinguish its figurative flame from the face of the earth by 殲 annihilating it completely.

Usage


軍隊 成功 殲滅 了 敵人。

The army successfully annihilated the enemy.

我們 必須 殲滅 所有 的 威脅。

We must annihilate all threats.

敵軍 被 完全 殲滅 了。

The enemy forces were completely annihilated.

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