灭绝
灭绝滅絕 HSK 7-9
- to become extinct; to die out
- to lose (sth abstract) completely
- to exterminate
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 灭 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 恐龙好久以前就灭绝了。 Dinosaurs died out a very long time ago.
- 这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。 It is an endangered species.
- 渡渡鳥是已經滅絕的物種。 The dodo is an already extinct species.
- 什麼樣的人會將種族滅絕者，稱之為“英雄”？ What kind of person looks up to a genocidal killer and calls him a hero?
- 奧陶紀—志留紀滅絕事件消滅了近 85% 的海洋物種。 The Ordovician-Silurian Extinction Event wiped out nearly 85% of marine species.
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