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消滅

简消灭 · 繁消滅

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo miè

to put an end to
to annihilate
to cause to perish
to perish
annihilation (in quantum field theory)

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
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灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate

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1–4 · xiao1 mie4

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siu1 mit6

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verb

(transitive) to wipe out; to eliminate; to exterminate; to annihilate; to cause (something) to perish
(intransitive) to die out; to become extinct; to perish

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