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title: "Xiaomie Meaning: 消灭 (xiāomiè) Means “to eliminate”"
description: "消灭 (traditional 消滅, xiāomiè) means “to eliminate; to wipe out”. Hear its tones, see what 消 and 灭 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaomie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jing-ke-assassinate-king-of-qin#library-word-839-841)

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## More words with 消 or 灭

- [毁灭 huǐmiè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huimie)
- [取消 qǔxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quxiao)
- [消除 xiāochú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochu)
- [消毒 xiāodú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaodu)
- [消防 xiāofáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaofang)
- [消费 xiāofèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaofei)
- [消费者 xiāofèizhě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaofeizhe)
- [消耗 xiāohào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohao)
- [消化 xiāohuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaohua)
- [消息 xiāoxi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaoxi)

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