to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
熄
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息
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火
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Marie Curie (xi) was breathing too much fire (息) in front of the space station (Ø1) because she accidentally put the space station on fire (火). Fortunately she has a fire extinguisher at hand to put out (熄) the fire.
灭
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一
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火
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In the elevator's bathroom (e4) Marilyn Monroe (mi) was playing the flute (一) so hot that it is on fire (火) now! Luckily there's a fire extinguisher so that she can put it out (灭).