歼 (jiān) — (bound form) to annihilate; to destroy

Definition

A bound morpheme (must attach to a verb like 灭 or 击) meaning 'to annihilate / wipe out' — stronger than 消灭, and used almost entirely in military context (歼灭, 歼击机, 歼敌).

bound form

(bound form) to annihilateto destroy

Examples

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Wǒ jūn chéng gōng jiān miè le dí fāng de zhǔ lì bù duì.
Our army successfully annihilated the enemy's main force.
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Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng zhōng zuì cǎn liè de zhàn yì shì quán jiān le dí jūn de yí gè shī.
The most brutal battle in this war was the complete annihilation of an enemy division.
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Wèi le chè dǐ qīng chú wēi xié, tā men cǎi qǔ le jīng què jiān jī de cè lüè.
To completely eliminate the threat, they adopted a strategy of precision strikes.

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