灭
绝

To become extinct in Chinese: 灭绝 (miè jué)

miè jué

to become extinct

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 滅絕1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to become extinct; to die out
  2. 2to lose (sth abstract) completely
  3. 3to exterminate

Stroke order

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灭
绝

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄝˋ

miè

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

灭绝

Simplified

滅絕

Traditional

Example sentences

See 灭绝 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 很多动物因为环境破坏而灭绝。

    hěn duō dòng wù yīn wèi huán jìng pò huài ér miè jué。

    Many animals have gone extinct due to environmental destruction.

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Related words

绝

jué

to cut short

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out

拒绝

jù jué

to refuse

绝对

jué duì

absolute

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

绝望

jué wàng

to despair

杜绝

dù jué

to put an end to

毁灭

huǐ miè

to perish

歼灭

jiān miè

to wipe out

绝技

jué jì

consummate skill

绝缘

jué yuán

to have no contact with

绝招

jué zhāo

unique skill

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