How to say “put out” in Chinese
put out (a fire); exterminate
“Put out” in Chinese is 扑灭, pū miè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
扑灭 is read pū miè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 卜 bǔ hints at the reading, as it also does in 补 bǔ.
Below, 火 “fire”; on top, a stroke: the fire has been covered.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “扑灭”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 扑灭. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 大火两个小时后才被扑灭。dàhuǒliǎnggexiǎoshíhòucáibèipūmièThe blaze wasn't put out until two hours later.
- 火已经被扑灭了huǒyǐjīngbèipūmièleThe fire has already been put out.
- 大火终于被扑灭了dàhuǒzhōngyúbèipūmièleThe blaze was finally put out.
More words from the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “put out” in Chinese?
“Put out” in Chinese is 扑灭, pinyin pūmiè.
What does 扑灭 mean?
扑灭 (pūmiè) means “put out (a fire); exterminate”.
How do you write 扑灭?
扑灭 is 2 characters: 扑 (pū) — pounce on; 灭 (miè) — put out; destroy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 扑灭?
扑灭 is read pūmiè. Tones: pū — first tone, miè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“put out” in the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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