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Chinese dictionary
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  • v.perish; become extinct; annihilate; eliminate; abolish

    • xiǎo ér má bì zhèng děng bìng zhèng jī hū quán bù xiāo miè le

      小儿麻痹症病症几乎全部消灭

      Diseases such as polio have almost completely died out.

    • hěn duō gǔ shēng wù zǎo yǐ xiāo miè le

      生物消灭

      Many prehistoric forms of life have long since died out.

    • zǒng yǒu yī tiān kē xué jiā huì xiāo miè zhè zhǒng kě pà de jí bìng

      科学家消灭这种可怕疾病

      One day scientists will be able to rid this terrible disease.

Word usage

  • Note
    "消灭" is different from "歼灭". "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.