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熄灭

/ xīmiè / 
Strokes

Definition

to stop burning/to go out (of fire)/to die out/extinguished

Example

As a Verb

extinguish; put out

1
Xīmiè
熄灭
xiāngyān
香烟

extinguish/put out/snub out a cigarette

2
Xīmiè
熄灭
làzhú
蜡烛

blow out a candle; extinguish/snuff out a candle

3
Xīmiè
熄灭
huǒyàn
火焰

knock down the flame

4
Bǎ
把
dēng
灯
xīmiè
熄灭

put out the light; quench a lamp

As a Verb

(of a fire, light, etc) die out; go out

5
Xīwàng
希望
de
的
huǒhuā
火花
xīmiè
熄灭
le
了
  
。

The spark of hope was extinguished.

6
Wǔtái
舞台
dēngguāng
灯光
wánquán
完全
xīmiè
熄灭
  
,
hòutái
后台
yòu
又
xiǎngqǐ
响起
le
了
yīnyuèshēng
音乐声
  
。

The lights blacked out completely and the offstage music began again.

7
Nācháng
那场
dàhuǒ
大火
hòulái
后来
zìjǐ
自己
xīmiè
熄灭
le
了
  
。

The big fire finally burned itself out.

8
Huǒ
火
yǐ
已
xīmiè
熄灭
  
。

The fire went out/was quenched.

9
Dēngguāng
灯光
tūrán
突然
xīmiè
熄灭
shǐ
使
wūzi
屋子
xiànrù
陷入
yī
一
piān
片
qīhēi
漆黑
  
。

The sudden extinction of lights left the room in complete darkness.

10
Dēngguāng
灯光
xīmiè
熄灭
le
了
  
。

The lights went out.

11
Jiànjiàn
渐渐
xīmiè
熄灭

smoulder out