歼灭 meaning in English

jiānmiè

to wipe out; to crush

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 殲滅12 strokes

Meaning of 歼灭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānmiè
  1. to wipe out
  2. to crush
  3. to annihilate

Stroke order for each character

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歼 jiān · to annihilate · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

灭 miè · to extinguish or put out · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 歼灭.

消灭xiāomièto put an end to; to annihilate
毁灭huǐmièto perish; to ruin
灭绝mièjuéto become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely
灭亡mièwángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
破灭pòmièto be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
熄灭xīmièto stop burning; to go out (of fire)
灭火mièhuǒto extinguish a fire; firefighting
毁灭性huǐmièxìngdestructive; devastating
灭口mièkǒuto kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb
扑灭pūmièto eradicate; to extinguish
灭掉mièdiàoto eliminate
灭火器mièhuǒqìfire extinguisher

Questions about 歼灭

What does 歼灭 mean?

歼灭 (jiānmiè) means "to wipe out; to crush" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 歼灭?

歼灭 is made of 2 characters: 歼 (7 strokes), 灭 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 歼灭 an HSK word?

Yes. 歼灭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 歼灭 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 歼灭 is written 殲滅.