灭绝 滅絕
灭绝 滅絕 miè jué ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ mit6 zyut6 HSK 7-9
- to become extinct; to die out
- to lose (sth abstract) completely
- to exterminate
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灭 滅
- 扑灭 撲滅 pū miè ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄝˋ pok3 mit6 to eradicate
- 歼灭 殲滅 jiān miè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ cim1 mit6 to wipe out
- 毁灭 毀滅 huǐ miè ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ wai2 mit6 to perish
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ mit6 mong4 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
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- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
- 剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ziu2 mit6 to eliminate (by armed force)
- 吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tan1 mit6 to absorb
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 团灭 團滅 tuán miè ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tyun4 mit6 (video gaming) (of an entire team or party) to get wiped out
- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 寂灭 寂滅 jì miè ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zik6 mit6 to die out
- 幻灭 幻滅 huàn miè ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ waan6 mit6 (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate
- 攻灭 攻滅 gōng miè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ gung1 mit6 to conquer
- 断灭 斷滅 duàn miè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ dyun6 mit6 annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
- 族灭 族滅 zú miè ㄗㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zuk6 mit6 to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
- 明灭 明滅 míng miè ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ming4 mit6 to flicker
- 杀灭 殺滅 shā miè ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧㄝˋ saat3 mit6 to exterminate
- 泯灭 泯滅 mǐn miè ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ man5 mit6 to obliterate
- 沦灭 淪滅 lún miè ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ leon4 mit6 to perish
绝 絕
- 回绝 回絕 huí jué ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ wui4 zyut6 to rebuff
- 拒绝 拒絕 jù jué ㄐㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ keoi5 zyut6 to refuse; to decline; to reject
- 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ tyun5 zyut6 to sever; to break off
- 杜绝 杜絕 dù jué ㄉㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ dou6 zyut6 to put an end to
- 绝不 絕不 jué bù ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ zyut6 bat1 in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
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- 绝对 絕對 jué duì ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zyut6 deoi3 absolute; unconditional
- 绝技 絕技 jué jì ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧˋ zyut6 gei6 consummate skill
- 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄠ zyut6 ziu1 unique skill
- 绝望 絕望 jué wàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄤˋ zyut6 mong6 to despair
- 绝缘 絕緣 jué yuán ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˊ zyut6 jyun4 to have no contact with
- 绝迹 絕跡 jué jì ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧˋ zyut6 zik1 to be eradicated
- 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué ㄊㄠ ㄊㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ tou1 tou1 bat1 zyut6 (idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
- 绝大多数 絕大多數 jué dà duō shù ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ zyut6 daai6 do1 sou3 the vast majority
- 绝大部分 絕大部分 jué dà bù fen ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ˙ㄈㄣ zyut6 daai6 bou6 fan6 overwhelming majority
- 络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 luò yì bù jué ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ lok3 jik6 bat1 zyut6 (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream
- 赞不绝口 贊不絕口 zàn bù jué kǒu ㄗㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄡˇ zaan3 bat1 zyut6 hau2 to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven
- 不绝 不絕 bù jué ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ bat1 zyut6 unending
- 做绝 做絕 zuò jué ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ zou6 zyut6 to go to extremes
- 卓绝 卓絕 zhuó jué ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ coek3 zyut6 unsurpassed
- 奇绝 奇絕 qí jué ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ kei4 zyut6 strange
Idioms with these characters
- 宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧ cung2 cip3 mit6 cai1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
- 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ daai6 ji6 mit6 can1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 tou4 mit6 gwik1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
- 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄓㄠ ㄕˊ mit6 ci2 ziu1 sik6 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- 灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓ ㄗㄞ mit6 ding2 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
- 灭绝人性 滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- 杀人灭口 殺人滅口 shā rén miè kǒu ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ saat3 jan4 mit6 hau2 (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
- 亡国灭种 亡國滅種 wáng guó miè zhǒng ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mong4 gwok3 mit6 zung2 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
- 兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xīng miè jì jué ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
- 悲痛欲绝 悲痛欲絕 bēi tòng yù jué ㄅㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ (idiom) to be overcome with grief
- 避世绝俗 避世絕俗 bì shì jué sú ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄨˊ bei6 sai3 zyut6 zuk6 (idiom) to withdraw from society and live in seclusion
- 惨绝人寰 慘絕人寰 cǎn jué rén huán ㄘㄢˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ caam2 zyut6 jan4 waan4 extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
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- 超群绝伦 超群絕倫 chāo qún jué lún ㄔㄠ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ciu1 kwan4 zyut6 leon4 outstanding (idiom); incomparable
- 弹尽粮绝 彈盡糧絕 dàn jìn liáng jué ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ daan2 zeon6 loeng4 zyut6 out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
- 弹尽援绝 彈盡援絕 dàn jìn yuán jué ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ daan2 zeon6 wun4 zyut6 out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
- 断港绝潢 斷港絕潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ dyun6 gong2 zyut6 wong4 to be unable to continue
- 风华绝代 風華絕代 fēng huá jué dài ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄞˋ fung1 waa4 zyut6 doi6 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent
- 赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué ㄍㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gon2 zeon6 saat3 zyut6 to kill to the last one (idiom)
- 荒谬绝伦 荒謬絕倫 huāng miù jué lún ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ fong1 mau6 zyut6 leon4 absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous
Example sentences
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恐龙 恐龍 好久 以前 就 灭绝 滅絕 了 。
Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
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这 這 是 一个 一個 濒临 瀕臨 灭绝 滅絕 的 物种 物種 。
It is an endangered species.
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渡渡鸟 渡渡鳥 是 已经 已經 灭绝 滅絕 的 物种 物種 。
The dodo is an already extinct species.
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什么样 什麼樣 的 人 会 會 将 將 种族灭绝 種族滅絕 者 ， 称之为 稱之為 “ 英雄 ”？
What kind of person looks up to a genocidal killer and calls him a hero?
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奥陶纪 奧陶紀 — 志留纪 志留紀 灭绝 滅絕 事件 消灭 消滅 了 近 85% 的 海洋 物种 物種 。
The Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event wiped out nearly 85% of marine species.
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