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灭绝

滅絕
miè jué
to become extinct
verb

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灭miè · destroy, extinguish, exterminate›绝jué · cut off, exhausted, desperate›

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Example Sentences

许多动物因为环境变化而灭绝。
xǔduō dòngwù yīnwèi huánjìng biànhuà ér mièjué 。
Many animals have become extinct due to environmental changes.
科学家们正在努力保护濒临灭绝的物种。
kēxué jiā mén zhèngzài nǔlì bǎohù bīnlín mièjué de wùzhǒng 。
Scientists are working hard to protect endangered species.
我们有责任防止任何物种的灭绝。
wǒmen yǒu zérèn fángzhǐ rènhé wùzhǒng de mièjué 。
We have a responsibility to prevent the extinction of any species.

Words with similar meanings

消失xiāoshī
disappear
消失 (xiāoshī) can indicate something vanishing, while 灭绝 (mièjué) specifically refers to species becoming extinct.
灭亡mièwáng
perish
灭亡 (mièwáng) suggests demise or destruction but can apply to broader contexts than specifically extinction.

Words Starting With 灭

灭亡miè wáng
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate

Words Ending With 绝

拒绝jù jué
to refuse; to decline; to reject
断绝duàn jué
to sever; to break off
杜绝dù jué
put an end to
滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué
unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
络绎不绝luò yì bù jué
continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)

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