HSK 6 · Verbs

熄灭 xīmiè “to go out” in Chinese

Traditional 熄滅

What 熄灭 means

  1. to go out
  2. to put out (a fire)
  3. to stop burning
  4. to go out (of fire)
  5. to die out
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • extinguished

How to say 熄灭

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale熄xī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale灭miè4th tone, falling

熄灭 in a sentence

  1. 蜡烛自然熄灭。

    Làzhú zìrán xīmiè.

    The candle went out on its own.

    Sentence #349269 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 火熄灭了。

    Huǒ xīmiè le.

    The fire went out.

    Sentence #5670739 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 熄灭 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 熄 (xī) with each of its parts in a different colour
熄xīto extinguish
  • 火fire · huǒ
  • 息to end · xī
The character 灭 (miè) with each of its parts in a different colour
灭mièto extinguish or put out
  • 一one · yī
  • 火fire · huǒ

How to write 熄灭

熄 14 strokes · 灭 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

熄灭 (xīmiè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 熄灭 (xīmiè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 熄灭

Words with 灭

毁灭huǐmiè · to destroy消灭xiāomiè · to wipe out灭亡mièwáng · to perish

More words: Common Verbs

销毁xiāohuǐ · to destroy (by burning or melting)消灭xiāomiè · to wipe out携带xiédài · to carry (on one’s person)协助xiézhù · to assist牺牲xīshēng · to sacrifice修复xiūfù · to repair修建xiūjiàn · to build选拔xuǎnbá · to select (the best)

FAQs

熄灭 (xīmiè) means “to go out” or “to put out (a fire)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xīmiè: xī with a 1st tone, then miè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 熄灭 is written 熄滅. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ximie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 熄灭 from the suggestions. Typing ximie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
熄灭 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.