灭 滅 mie4
灭
miè
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown

strokes 5
radical
火
strokes after radical 1
半明不灭 半明不滅 ban4 ming2 bu4 mie4
半明不灭
bànmíngbùmiè
dull (lamplight)

濒灭 瀕滅 bin1 mie4
濒灭
bīnmiè
on the brink of extinction

不可磨灭 不可磨滅 bu4 ke3 mo2 mie4
不可磨灭
bùkěmómiè
indelible

宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chong3 qie4 mie4 qi1
宠妾灭妻
chǒngqièmièqī
favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife

大绝灭 大絕滅 da4 jue2 mie4
大绝灭
dàjuémiè
mass extinction

大灭绝 大滅絕 da4 mie4 jue2
大灭绝
dàmièjué
mass extinction

大义灭亲 大義滅親 da4 yi4 mie4 qin1
大义灭亲
dàyìmièqīn
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

断灭 斷滅 duan4 mie4
断灭
duànmiè
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

断灭论 斷滅論 duan4 mie4 lun4
断灭论
duànmièlùn
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

扶清灭洋 扶清滅洋 fu2 qing1 mie4 yang2
扶清灭洋
fúqīngmièyáng
Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)

覆灭 覆滅 fu4 mie4
覆灭
fùmiè
destruction

攻灭 攻滅 gong1 mie4
攻灭
gōngmiè
to conquer; to defeat (militarily)

幻灭 幻滅 huan4 mie4
幻灭
huànmiè
(of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate; (of a person) to become disillusioned; disillusionment

灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 hui1 fei1 yan1 mie4
灰飞烟灭
huīfēiyānmiè
lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke

毁灭 毀滅 hui3 mie4
毁灭
huǐmiè
to perish; to ruin; to destroy

毁灭性 毀滅性 hui3 mie4 xing4
毁灭性
huǐmièxìng
destructive; devastating

寂灭 寂滅 ji4 mie4
寂灭
jìmiè
to die out; to fade away; nirvana (Buddhism)

假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jia3 tu2 mie4 guo2
假途灭虢
jiǎtúmièguó
lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner

歼灭 殲滅 jian1 mie4
歼灭
jiānmiè
to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate

剿灭 剿滅 jiao3 mie4
剿灭
jiǎomiè
to eliminate (by armed force)

绝灭 絕滅 jue2 mie4
绝灭
juémiè
to annihilate; to exterminate; extinction

苦集灭道 苦集滅道 ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4
苦集灭道
kǔjímièdào
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道; also called 四諦|四谛

沦灭 淪滅 lun2 mie4
沦灭
lúnmiè
to perish; extinction

灭茬 滅茬 mie4 cha2
灭茬
mièchá
to clear stubble from fields (agriculture)

灭虫宁 滅蟲寧 mie4 chong2 ning4
灭虫宁
mièchóngnìng
bephenium, anti-parasitic worm medicine

灭除 滅除 mie4 chu2
灭除
mièchú
to eliminate; to kill off

灭此朝食 滅此朝食 mie4 ci3 zhao1 shi2
灭此朝食
miècǐzhāoshí
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed; anxious to do battle (idiom)

灭掉 滅掉 mie4 diao4
灭掉
mièdiào
to eliminate

灭顶 滅頂 mie4 ding3
灭顶
mièdǐng
to be drowned (figurative and literal)

灭度 滅度 mie4 du4
灭度
mièdù
to extinguish worries and the sea of grief; nirvana (Buddhism)

灭火 滅火 mie4 huo3
灭火
mièhuǒ
to extinguish a fire; firefighting

灭火器 滅火器 mie4 huo3 qi4
灭火器
mièhuǒqì
fire extinguisher

灭绝 滅絕 mie4 jue2
灭绝
mièjué
to extinguish; to become extinct; to die out

灭绝人性 滅絕人性 mie4 jue2 ren2 xing4
灭绝人性
mièjuérénxìng
to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial

灭绝种族 滅絕種族 mie4 jue2 zhong3 zu2
灭绝种族
mièjuézhǒngzú
genocide

灭菌 滅菌 mie4 jun1
灭菌
mièjūn
to sterilize

灭口 滅口 mie4 kou3
灭口
mièkǒu
to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb

灭门 滅門 mie4 men2
灭门
mièmén
to exterminate an entire family

灭失 滅失 mie4 shi1
灭失
mièshī
loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law)

灭鼠药 滅鼠藥 mie4 shu3 yao4
灭鼠药
mièshǔyào
rat poison

灭亡 滅亡 mie4 wang2
灭亡
mièwáng
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate

灭音器 滅音器 mie4 yin1 qi4
灭音器
mièyīnqì
muffler (of an internal combustion engine)

灭种 滅種 mie4 zhong3
灭种
mièzhǒng
to commit genocide; to become extinct; extinction of a race

灭种罪 滅種罪 mie4 zhong3 zui4
灭种罪
mièzhǒngzuì
genocide

灭族 滅族 mie4 zu2
灭族
mièzú
extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)

泯灭 泯滅 min3 mie4
泯灭
mǐnmiè
to obliterate; to die out; to disappear

明灭 明滅 ming2 mie4
明灭
míngmiè
to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade

磨灭 磨滅 mo2 mie4
磨灭
mómiè
to obliterate; to erase

破灭 破滅 po4 mie4
破灭
pòmiè
to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)

扑灭 撲滅 pu1 mie4
扑灭
pūmiè
to eradicate; to extinguish

人不为己，天诛地灭 人不為己，天誅地滅 ren2 bu4 wei4 ji3 - tian1 zhu1 di4 mie4
人不为己，天诛地灭
rénbùwèijǐ tiānzhūdìmiè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

杀灭 殺滅 sha1 mie4
杀灭
shāmiè
to exterminate

生灭 生滅 sheng1 mie4
生灭
shēngmiè
life and death

生物大灭绝 生物大滅絕 sheng1 wu4 da4 mie4 jue2
生物大灭绝
shēngwùdàmièjué
great extinction of species

双氯灭痛 雙氯滅痛 shuang1 lv4 mie4 tong4
双氯灭痛
shuānglǜmiètòng
diclofenac painkiller; also called 扶他林

吞灭 吞滅 tun1 mie4
吞灭
tūnmiè
to absorb

亡国灭种 亡國滅種 wang2 guo2 mie4 zhong3
亡国灭种
wángguómièzhǒng
country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction

熄灭 熄滅 xi1 mie4
熄灭
xīmiè
to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished

相互保证毁灭 相互保證毀滅 xiang1 hu4 bao3 zheng4 hui3 mie4
相互保证毁灭
xiānghùbǎozhènghuǐmiè
Mutual Assured Destruction

消灭 消滅 xiao1 mie4
消灭
xiāomiè
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)

兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xing1 mie4 ji4 jue2
兴灭继绝
xīngmièjìjué
lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom); fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

淹灭 淹滅 yan1 mie4
淹灭
yānmiè
to submerge; to flood; to bury

夷灭 夷滅 yi2 mie4
夷灭
yímiè
to massacre; to die out

已灭 已滅 yi3 mie4
已灭
yǐmiè
extinct

湮灭 湮滅 yin1 mie4
湮灭
yīnmiè
to destroy; to disappear; annihilation

隐灭 隱滅 yin3 mie4
隐灭
yǐnmiè
to fade away; to vanish; to disappear

种族灭绝 種族滅絕 zhong3 zu2 mie4 jue2
种族灭绝
zhǒngzúmièjué
genocide

诛灭 誅滅 zhu1 mie4
诛灭
zhūmiè
to wipe out; to exterminate

自取灭亡 自取滅亡 zi4 qu3 mie4 wang2
自取灭亡
zìqǔmièwáng
to court disaster (idiom); to dig one's own grave

自生自灭 自生自滅 zi4 sheng1 zi4 mie4
自生自灭
zìshēngzìmiè
to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)

族灭 族滅 zu2 mie4
族灭
zúmiè
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)