pū​miè

extinguish

扑灭 (撲滅) pū​miè
extinguish verb
to put out or quench a fire or flame

Firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the fire in the house.

eradicate verb
to stamp out or completely eliminate something harmful like a disease or pest

Powerful measures must be taken to stamp out the epidemic in this region.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.62 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
6.51 per million

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