HSK 6 · verb
灭
to extinguish; to put out; to destroy; to wipe out (灭)
睡觉前请把灯灭掉。
Shuìjiào qián qǐng bǎ dēng miè diào.
Please turn off the light before sleeping.
消防员在喷水灭火。
Xiāofángyuán zài pēn shuǐ mièhuǒ.
The firefighters are spraying water to put out the fire.
消防员很快扑灭了大火。
Xiāofángyuán hěn kuài pūmièle dàhuǒ.
The firefighters quickly put out the fire.
我们要消灭这些虫子。
Wǒmen yào xiāomiè zhèxiē chóngzi。
We need to get rid of these bugs.