灭种
miè zhǒng
Pinyin

Definition

灭种
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miè zhǒng
  1. to commit genocide
  2. to become extinct
  3. extinction of a race

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

种
zhǒng
  1. 1 seed
  2. 2 species
  3. 3 kind
  4. 4 type
  5. 5 classifier for types, kinds, sorts
各种各样
gè zhǒng gè yàng
  1. 1 various kinds
  2. 2 all sorts
品种
pǐn zhǒng
  1. 1 breed
  2. 2 variety
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
毁灭
huǐ miè
  1. 1 to perish
  2. 2 to ruin
  3. 3 to destroy
消灭
xiāo miè
  1. 1 to put an end to
  2. 2 to annihilate
  3. 3 to cause to perish
  4. 4 to perish
  5. 5 annihilation (in quantum field theory)
灭
miè
  1. 1 to extinguish or put out
  2. 2 to go out (of a fire etc)
  3. 3 to exterminate or wipe out
  4. 4 to drown
物种
wù zhǒng
  1. 1 species
特种兵
tè zhǒng bīng
  1. 1 commando
  2. 2 special forces soldier
破灭
pò miè
  1. 1 to be shattered
  2. 2 to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
种子
zhǒng zi
  1. 1 seed
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì]
种植
zhòng zhí
  1. 1 to plant
  2. 2 to grow
种种
zhǒng zhǒng
  1. 1 all kinds of
种类
zhǒng lèi
  1. 1 kind
  2. 2 genus
  3. 3 type
  4. 4 category
  5. 5 variety
  6. 6 species
  7. 7 sort
  8. 8 class
不可磨灭
bù kě mó miè
  1. 1 indelible
亚种
yà zhǒng
  1. 1 subspecies (taxonomy)
人种
rén zhǒng
  1. 1 race (of people)
传种
chuán zhǒng
  1. 1 to reproduce
  2. 2 to propagate
兵种
bīng zhǒng
  1. 1 (military) branch of the armed forces
剿灭
jiǎo miè
  1. 1 to eliminate (by armed force)
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
  1. 1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

Idioms (12)

亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
  1. 1 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
  1. 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
  1. 1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
  1. 1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
  2. 2 spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
  1. 1 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
  2. 2 anxious to do battle (idiom)
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
  1. 1 to court disaster (idiom)
  2. 2 to dig one's own grave
自生自灭
zì shēng zì miè
  1. 1 to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
兴灭继绝
xīng miè jì jué
  1. 1 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
蓝田种玉
lán tián zhòng yù
  1. 1 a marriage made in heaven (idiom)
谬种流传
miù zhǒng liú chuán
  1. 1 to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions

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