消灭xiāomièTop 3000Meanings1. to put an end to2. to annihilate3. to cause to perish4. to perish5. annihilation (in quantum field theory)Characters used消to diminish灭to extinguishExamples1他们tāmen奋斗fèndòu的de目标mùbiāo是shì消灭xiāomiè天花tiānhuā。They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.