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破灭

pò miè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 破滅

破灭 (pò miè) means "to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 破灭 means

1. to be shattered
2. to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)

The characters in 破灭

• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
• 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out

Example sentences

• 他的希望渐渐破灭了。
  Tā de xīwàng jiànjiàn pòmiè le.
  His hopes faded.

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