Definition & Meaning

1.stamp/put out; crush out

2.wipe out; exterminate; get rid of

Word usage

pū miè

扑 灭

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1
v.stamp/put out; crush out
- pū miè huǒ zāi
  扑灭火灾
  put out a fire
- huǒ zài màn yán dào sēn lín zhī qián jiù bèi pū miè le
  火在蔓延到森林之前就被扑灭了。
  The fire had been put down before it took the forest.
- tā yòng miè huǒ qì bǎ huǒ yàn pū miè le
  他用灭火器把火焰扑灭了。
  He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
synonym
xī miè熄灭
antonym
diǎn rán点燃
2
v.wipe out; exterminate; get rid of
- pū miè hài chóng
  扑灭害虫
  exterminate pests
- pū miè liú xíng bìng
  扑灭流行病
  wipe out epidemic diseases
synonym
xiāo miè消灭 xī miè熄灭
antonym
diǎn rán点燃

Word usage

Separable word
"扑" and "灭" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这几桶水扑不灭这大火。
  These buckets of water won't put out the fire.
- 火势这么大，能扑得灭吗？
  The fire is so fierce. Can it be put out?

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