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灭绝 (miè jué): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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灭绝

灭绝 (miè jué): Extinction / die out (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

灭绝 consists of 2 characters.

to extinguish, to put out

to cut off, sever, or bring to an end

Word Info

Pinyinmiè jué

Meaningextinction / die out

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word灭绝

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How to Use 灭绝 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 灭绝 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith彻底

chè彻

dǐ底

miè灭

jué绝

neutral

completely extinct

Verb + Objectwith人性

miè灭

jué绝

rén人

xìng性

Verb + Complementwith濒临

bīn濒

lín临

miè灭

jué绝

Subject + Verbwith物种

wù物

zhǒng种

miè灭

jué绝

4.

Example Sentences with 灭绝

kǒng恐

lóng龙

miè灭

jué绝

le了

。

Dinosaurs became extinct.

formal

Written

inhuman

formal

on the brink of extinction

formal

species extinction

rú如

guǒ果

quán全

qiú球

biàn变

nuǎn暖

chí持

xù续

jiā加

jù剧

，

běi北

jí极

xióng熊

kě可

néng能

huì会

chè彻

dǐ底

miè灭

jué绝

。

If global warming continues to intensify, polar bears may become completely extinct.

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

yǎn眼

zhēng睁

zhēng睁

kàn看

zhe着

zhè这

xiē些

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

yǔ语

yán言

miè灭

jué绝

ma吗

？

Can we only stand by and watch these ancient languages die out?

bǎo保

hù护

huán环

jìng境

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

，

fǒu否

zé则

hěn很

duō多

dòng动

wù物

huì会

miè灭

jué绝

。

Protecting the environment is important, otherwise many animals will become extinct.

zhè这

zhǒng种

chuán传

tǒng统

gōng工

yì艺

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

miè灭

jué绝

，

fǎn反

ér而

zài在

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

zhōng中

fù复

xīng兴

le了

。

This traditional craft has not died out; instead, it has revived among young people.

zhuān专

jiā家

jǐng警

gào告

shuō说

，

ruò若

bú不

lì立

jí即

cǎi采

qǔ取

xíng行

dòng动

，

gāi该

wù物

zhǒng种

jiāng将

zài在

shí十

nián年

nèi内

miè灭

jué绝

。

Experts warn that if immediate action is not taken, the species will become extinct within ten years.

yóu由

yú于

rén人

lèi类

guò过

dù度

bǔ捕

liè猎

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

zhēn珍

xī稀

niǎo鸟

lèi类

zhèng正

miàn面

lín临

miè灭

jué绝

de的

wēi危

xiǎn险

。

Due to excessive hunting by humans, this rare bird species is facing the danger of extinction.

tīng听

shuō说

nà那

zhǒng种

fāng方

yán言

kuài快

miè灭

jué绝

le了

，

zhēn真

kě可

xī惜

a啊

。

I heard that dialect is almost extinct; what a pity.

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扑灭pū mièHSK 6
毁灭huǐ mièHSK 6
消灭xiāo mièHSK 6
灭亡miè wángHSK 6
熄灭xī mièHSK 6
歼灭jiān mièHSK 7-9
破灭pò mièHSK 7-9
剿灭jiǎo miè

Words with 绝

拒绝jù juéHSK 4
绝对jué duìHSK 5
断绝duàn juéHSK 6
杜绝dù juéHSK 6
绝望jué wàngHSK 6
谢绝xiè juéHSK 6
滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù juéHSK 6

空前绝后

kōng qián jué hòu

HSK 6