<p>You should supply more context.</p>

<p>有时候 Sometimes 灭掉 eliminate/destroy 不如 not as good as 引导 lead/guide。</p>

<p>In a political context maybe:</p>

<p>It is better not to seek to destroy your adversaries but to guide them.</p>

<p>Or if the context is bad habits:</p>

<p>It is better to seek guidance rather than try (yourself) to eradicate a bad habit.</p>

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2016-10-24T13:05:32.247Z
I took it from some wuxia novel. 

“这样啊，那就太好了，我期待你成为魔门门主的那一天，有时候灭掉不如引导。”
pbeta
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2016-10-24T11:57:30.017Z
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Gangosa
<p>Considering the context: “这样啊，那就太好了，我期待你成为魔门门主的那一天，有时候灭掉不如引导。”</p>

<p>The sentence means: I'd rather to guide a person like you than destroying you.</p>

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2016-10-24T21:17:15.367Z
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user24893
<p>It means something like "sometimes it is better to guide your opponent and make him/her your friend (or lead him/her in the direction that you want) rather than to destroy him/her."</p>

<p>I'm not quite sure if my explanation really fit in the context. Hopefully it will help you understand the sentence.</p>

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2016-10-25T04:21:20.420Z
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Johnathang
<p>I am trying to understand the following excerpt:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>有时候灭掉不如引导。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>What does this sentence mean anyway?</p>

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2016-10-24T05:12:13.897Z
Sometimes, it is not the best means to eliminate, to guide the direction of the good is.
chsword
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Changing it other than destroying it.
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I know this question is rather old, but for the future reader, please don't ask for a translation without further details, e.g., putting the words in a dictionary.
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Please explain the meaning of the sentence
# Please explain the meaning of the sentence

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-24)

I am trying to understand the following excerpt:

> 有时候灭掉不如引导。

What does this sentence mean anyway?

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sometimes, it is not the best means to eliminate, to guide the direction of the good is.  
> **username_2**: Changing it other than destroying it.  
> **username_3**: I know this question is rather old, but for the future reader, please don't ask for a translation without further details, e.g., putting the words in a dictionary.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2016-10-24. Score: 1

You should supply more context.

有时候 Sometimes 灭掉 eliminate/destroy 不如 not as good as 引导 lead/guide。

In a political context maybe:

It is better not to seek to destroy your adversaries but to guide them.

Or if the context is bad habits:

It is better to seek guidance rather than try (yourself) to eradicate a bad habit.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I took it from some wuxia novel.   “这样啊，那就太好了，我期待你成为魔门门主的那一天，有时候灭掉不如引导。”  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-10-24. Score: 0

Considering the context: “这样啊，那就太好了，我期待你成为魔门门主的那一天，有时候灭掉不如引导。”

The sentence means: I'd rather to guide a person like you than destroying you.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2016-10-25. Score: 0

It means something like "sometimes it is better to guide your opponent and make him/her your friend (or lead him/her in the direction that you want) rather than to destroy him/her."

I'm not quite sure if my explanation really fit in the context. Hopefully it will help you understand the sentence.


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