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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 消灭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
消灭 xiāo miè - to put an end to
- to annihilate
- to cause to perish
- to perish
- annihilation (in quantum field theory)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 6 3,236 4,976 5,800

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
消 xiāo- to diminish; to subside
- to consume; to reduce
- to idle away (the time)
- (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
灭 miè- to extinguish or put out
- to go out (of a fire etc)
- to exterminate or wipe out
- to drown

Other Words Containing 消灭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
消灭 5 6 3,236 4,976 5,800