# 灭亡 (mièwáng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 灭亡 (mièwáng) means “to perish; to die out”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to perish; to die out
- Pinyin: mièwáng (mie4 wang2)
- Traditional: 滅亡
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 许多古代文明已经灭亡了。
  Xǔduō gǔdài wénmíng yǐjīng mièwáng le.
  Many ancient civilizations have already perished.

## Characters

- [灭](https://hanziro.com/word/mie-extinguish/) (miè): to extinguish; to go out
- 亡 (wáng): to die; to lose

https://hanziro.com/word/mie-wang-perish/

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