Writing
扑灭 (pū miè) — how to say "to extinguish" in Chinese
扑灭
To extinguish, to put out
verb
Character composition
扑
to pounce, to flap
灭
to extinguish, to destroy
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
Collocations
扑灭大火
pū miè dà huǒ
to put out a big fire
Examples
他们用灭火器扑灭了厨房的火。
They extinguished the kitchen fire with a fire extinguisher.
消防员扑灭了火。
The firefighters put out the fire.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to extinguish" in Chinese?
"to extinguish" in Chinese is 扑灭 (pū miè).
Pumie meaning in English
扑灭 (pū miè) means "To extinguish, to put out".
How is 扑灭 pronounced?
It is pronounced pū miè (written as pu mie, pumie). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to extinguish" in Chinese characters?
It is written 扑灭: 扑 has 5 strokes, 灭 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 扑灭?
扑灭 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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