扑灭

Traditional form:

撲滅

Pinyin (reading):

pūmiè

Definitions:

• to eradicate
• to extinguish

Characters:

• 扑 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 灭 - to extinguish; to wipe out

Traditional characters:

• 撲 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 滅 - to extinguish; to wipe out