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What does 消灭 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

消灭 xiāomiè

to eliminate; to wipe out

Its characters

  1. 消 xiāo to remove
  2. 灭 miè to destroy

In a sentence

这种药可以消灭害虫。 This chemical can wipe out pests.

几年后,燕国还是被秦国消灭了。

From 荆轲刺秦王 · Jing Ke tries to kill the King of Qin

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