杀灭 (shā miè) — to exterminate; to eliminate; to wipe out

Definition

杀灭 (shā miè) is an emphatic compound verb: 杀 ('kill') + 灭 ('extinguish') — used for systematically wiping out pests, bacteria, viruses, or other harmful organisms. Far more forceful than 消除 (xiāochú), which just means to eliminate or remove.

verb

to exterminateto eliminateto wipe out

Examples

杀灭。
Zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ shā miè xì jūn.
This medicine can kill bacteria.
杀灭。
Nóng mín shǐ yòng nóng yào lái shā miè hài chóng.
Farmers use pesticides to eliminate pests.
杀灭，。
Wǒ men xū yào shā miè zhè xiē bìng dú, fáng zhǐ chuán bō.
We need to wipe out these viruses to prevent spread.

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