扑灭 (pū miè): to extinguish

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HSK 6

to throw oneself at

HSK 6

to extinguish or put out

The oil pan in the kitchen suddenly caught fire, and he immediately put on the lid and extinguished the flames.

It took the firefighters a full three hours to completely extinguish the forest fire.

The teacher patiently extinguished the jealousy that had just ignited in his heart, helping him learn to be happy for his classmate's success.

The heavy rain came just in time and extinguished the mountain fire that had been burning for days.

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