磨灭 (mó miè) — to wear away, to obliterate (literally or figuratively)
Definition
Literally 'to grind away', 磨灭 (mómiè) means to obliterate or wear down — used for traces, memories, or impressions being erased, not people or physical objects.
verb
to wear awayto obliterate (literally or figuratively)
Examples
- 磨灭。Shí jiān huì mó miè yí qiè jì yì.Time will obliterate all memories.
- 磨灭。Fēng yǔ màn màn mó miè le shí tou shàng de zì.Wind and rain slowly wore away the characters on the stone.
- 磨灭。Zhè xiē jīng lì yǒng yuǎn bú huì bèi mó miè.These experiences will never be obliterated.
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