Meaning
annihilate
Chinese: 消灭。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 歼 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 歼灭jiān mièto wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
- 全歼quán jiānto annihilate; to wipe out completely; to exterminate
- 歼击jiān jīto annihilate; to attack and destroy; Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG; usually 殲擊8歼击8型
- 追歼zhuī jiānto pursue and kill; to wipe out
- 聚歼jù jiānto annihilate; to round up and wipe out
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Example Sentence
在这场战役中，敌人被全部歼灭。Zài zhè chǎng zhàn yì zhōng, dí rén bèi quán bù jiān miè.In this battle, the enemy was completely wiped out.
在Zàiat这zhèthis场chǎngthreshing floor战役zhàn yìmilitary campaign中zhōngmiddle，敌人dí rénenemy被bèi(passive: by)全部quán bùwhole歼灭jiān mièto wipe out。