# 熄灭 (xīmiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 熄灭 (xīmiè) means “to go out (fire); to extinguish”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to go out (fire); to extinguish
- Pinyin: xīmiè (xi1 mie4)
- Traditional: 熄滅
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 消防员很快熄灭了那场大火。
  Xiāofángyuán hěn kuài xīmièle nà chǎng dàhuǒ.
  The firefighters quickly extinguished the big fire.

## Characters

- 熄 (xī): to extinguish; to put out (fire)
- [灭](https://hanziro.com/word/mie-extinguish/) (miè): to extinguish; to go out

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-mie-go-out/

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