灭绝 / 滅絕
miè jué
Meaning
- to become extinct · to die out
- to lose (something abstract) completely
- to exterminate
Example sentences
恐龙好久以前就灭绝了。
恐龍好久以前就滅絕了。
kǒng lóng hǎo jiǔ yǐ qián jiù miè jué le。
Dinosaurs went extinct a long time ago.
愚鸠是已灭绝的动物。
愚鳩是已滅絕的動物。
yú jiū shì yǐ miè jué de dòng wù。
The Foolish Dove is an extinct animal.
核子武器会为人类带来灭绝。
核子武器會爲人類帶來滅絕。
hé zǐ wǔ qì huì wéi rén lèi dài lái miè jué。
Nuclear weapons would bring about the extinction of humanity.