Definition & Meaning

annihilate; destroy; wipe out

Word usage

jiān miè

歼 灭

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v.annihilate; destroy; wipe out
- jí zhōng yōu shì bīng lì zhú gè jiān miè dí rén
  集中优势兵力，逐个歼灭敌人
  concentrate a superior force to wipe out the enemy forces one by one
- jiān miè dí rén de yǒu shēng lì liàng
  歼灭敌人的有生力量
  wipe out the enemy's effective strength
- jiān miè xìng dǎ jī
  歼灭性打击
  a crushing blow
- jiān miè dí rén
  歼灭敌人！
  Annihilate the enemy!
- dí jūn yī gè shī quán bèi jiān miè le
  敌军一个师全被歼灭了。
  A division of enemy troops was completely annihilated.
- jiān miè cán dí
  歼灭残敌
  wipe out enemy remnants
- zài zhī hòu de sān gè yuè zhōng wǒ men jiān miè le dà yuē gè lǚ
  在之后的三个月中，我们歼灭了大约25个旅。
  We destroyed about 25 brigades in the next three months.
- wǒ men shī qù le jiān miè dí rén de zuì hǎo shí jī
  我们失去了歼灭敌人的最好时机。
  We have lost the optimal time to annihilate the enemy.
- wǒ men bì xū jù dí ér jiān miè zhī
  我们必须聚敌而歼灭之。
  We must herd the enemy troops together and annihilate them.
synonym
xiāo miè消灭 huǐ miè毁灭 pū miè扑灭 yān miè湮灭 jiān jī歼击 jiǎo miè剿灭 shā jué杀绝
antonym
bǎo quán保全

Word usage

Note
"歼灭" is different from "消灭". "歼灭" is mostly used in the military, and the target is mostly limited to the enemy; "消灭" can be used in both military and other areas, and the target is not limited to the enemy.

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