灭 绝

mièjué

“To become extinct” in Chinese is 灭绝 (mièjué).

Meaning

to become extinct; to die out
to lose (sth abstract) completely
to exterminate

Example

渡渡鸟是已灭绝的动物。

The dodo is an extinct animal.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

mièHSK 65 strokesto extinguish or put out juéHSK 39 strokesto cut short

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