熄灭

熄滅
xī miè
HSK 6
to stop burning, to go out (of fire)
verb

Example Sentences

请把火熄灭。
qǐng bǎ huǒ xīmiè 。
Please extinguish the fire.
蜡烛熄灭了，我们需要再点一根。
làzhú xīmiè le ， wǒmen xūyào zài diǎn yīgēn 。
The candle has gone out, we need to light another one.
夏天晚上，星星在天空中熄灭了。
xiàtiān wǎnshàng ， xīngxīng zài tiānkōng zhōng xīmiè le 。
On summer evenings, the stars extinguished in the sky.

Individual Characters

熄xī
to extinguish, to put out (fire)
灭miè
destroy, extinguish, exterminate

Words with similar meanings

扑灭pūmiè
to put out
More commonly used in the context of extinguishing fires, indicating a more active role in stopping the fire.
熄灭xīmiè
to shut off
Can be used to imply stopping or closing off rather than just putting out a fire; often used in general contexts.

Words Ending With 灭

消灭xiāo miè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)
毁灭huǐ miè
perish; ruin; destroy

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