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Jyutping pok3 sik1
Pinyin bǔ xī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to put out; exterminate; stamp out a fire
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    火很快便被扑熄了,房子只受到轻微损坏。
    火很快便被撲熄了,房子只受到輕微損壞。
    huǒ hěn kuài biàn bèi pū xī le , fáng zi zhǐ shòu dào qīng wēi sǔn huài 。
    • The house did not suffer much damage because the fire was quickly put out.
  2. Mandarin
    就算我的家发生火灾,也会很快就被扑熄的。
    就算我的家發生火災,也會很快就被撲熄的。
    jiù suàn wǒ de jiā fā shēng huǒ zāi , yě huì hěn kuài jiù bèi pū xī de 。
    • Even if my house catches fire it would soon be put out.
  3. Mandarin
    火马上就被扑熄了。
    火馬上就被撲熄了。
    huǒ mǎ shàng jiù bèi pū xī le 。
    • The fire was extinguished at once.
    • The fire was put out immediately.
    • The fire was quickly extinguished.
  4. Mandarin
    消防队很快就把大火扑熄。
    消防隊很快就把大火撲熄。
    xiāo fáng duì hěn kuài jiù bǎ dà huǒ pū xī 。
    • The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
  5. Mandarin
    他们同心协力地把火扑熄了。
    他們同心協力地把火撲熄了。
    tā men tóng xīn xié lì dì bǎ huǒ pū xī le 。
    • They worked together to put out the fire.