Word: 灭 (miè)

Traditional: 滅

灭 dictionary entry

miè: to go out (of a fire etc); to extinguish or put out; to exterminate or wipe out; to drown

Full dictionary entry for 灭

What 灭 means in each sentence

to go out (of a fire etc) 11 sentences
to extinguish or put out 2 sentences

Example sentences using 灭

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人死如灯灭

rén sǐ rú dēng miè

when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out
所有的灯光同时灭了。

Suǒyǒu de dēngguāng tóngshí mièle.

All at the same time, the lights went out.
是真难灭，是假易除

shì zhēn nán miè, shì jiǎyì chú

what's true is hard to wipe out; what's false is easy to remove
残灯碰上羊角风，一吹就灭

cándēng pèngshàng yángjiǎofēng, yì chuī jiù miè

A dying lamp meets a whirlwind: one gust and it's out
火已经灭了。

Huǒ yǐjīng mièle.

The fire has gone out.
灯一灭，孩子们随即安静下来。

Dēng yí miè, háizimen suíjí ānjìng xiàlai.

As soon as the lights went out, the children immediately quieted down.
灯突然灭了。

Dēng tūrán mièle.

Suddenly, the light went out.
灯突然灭了，是不是有人搞鬼？

Dēng tūrán mièle, shìbúshì yǒurén gǎoguǐ?

The lights suddenly went out. Is someone up to something?
灯自己灭了。

Dēng zìjǐ mièle.

The light went out by itself.
灶里的火已经灭了。

Zào lǐ de huǒ yǐjīng mièle.

The fire in the stove has already gone out.
眼泪灭不了火

yǎnlèi miè bù liǎo huǒ

tears cannot put out a fire
蜡烛自己灭了。

Làzhú zìjǐ mièle.

The candle went out by itself.
雨没大到能把火浇灭。

Yǔ méi dà dào néng bǎ huǒ jiāo miè.

The rain wasn't heavy enough to put out the fire.
风口上的一盏灯,说灭就灭

fēngkǒu shàng de yìzhǎn dēng,shuō miè jiù miè

a lamp in a draughty gap: it goes out as soon as you say so