歼灭 jiānmiè to wipe out
to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
How to remember 歼灭: 歼 to annihilate + 灭 to extinguish = to wipe out.
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How it is used
- 'To wipe out, annihilate' - 歼灭敌军 (jiānmiè díjūn) to destroy the enemy forces.
- Military; total destruction of an enemy force.
- Formal/dramatic; stronger and more complete than 打败 (dǎbài, to defeat).