# 消灭 (xiāomiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 消灭 (xiāomiè) means “to eliminate; to annihilate”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to eliminate; to annihilate
- Pinyin: xiāomiè (xiao1 mie4)
- Traditional: 消滅
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 我们要彻底消灭这些害虫。
  Wǒmen yào chèdǐ xiāomiè zhèxiē hàichóng.
  We must completely eliminate these pests.

## Characters

- [消](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-subside/) (xiāo): to subside; to eliminate
- [灭](https://hanziro.com/word/mie-extinguish/) (miè): to extinguish; to go out

https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-mie-eliminate/

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