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灭顶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

灭顶 Usage and Examples

catastrophe

disaster

total destruction

幸运的是,在1972年,通过了一项禁止使用DDT的法律,使秃鹰免遭灭顶之灾。

Fortunately, in 1972, a law was passed to ban DDT, which saved the bald eagle from total wipeout.

在20世纪,先是电影,然后是收音机,再然后是电视机,似乎都给书面世界带来了灭顶之灾。

In the 20th century, first it was the movies, then radio, then television that seemed to spell doom for the written world.

The characters in 灭顶

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
灭
miè5extinguish, wipe out
顶
dǐng8top, support, or replace

More words starting with 灭

  • miè灭le了extinguished, put out
  • miè灭le了huǒ火extinguished the fire, put out the fire
  • miè灭wáng亡extinction, demise
  • miè灭kǒu口to silence a witness, to eliminate a witness
  • miè灭zú族genocide, racial extermination
  • miè灭mò没Perish, Die out
  • miè灭huǒ火Extinguish the fire, Put out the fire
  • miè灭huǒ火qì器fire extinguisher
  • miè灭huǒ火jì技néng能Firefighting skills, Fire extinguishing skills
  • miè灭zhǒng种extinction, genocide
  • miè灭jué绝extinction
  • miè灭jué绝rén人xìng性de的inhumane, barbaric

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Questions about 灭顶

What does 灭顶 mean in Chinese?

灭顶 (miè dǐng) means “catastrophe, disaster, total destruction”.

How do you pronounce 灭顶?

灭顶 is pronounced miè dǐng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “catastrophe” in Chinese?

“catastrophe” is 灭顶 (miè dǐng) in Chinese.

How is 灭顶 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 灭顶, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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