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Chinese[edit]
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extinguish
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cut short; extinct; to disappear cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means
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trad. (滅絕)
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滅
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絕
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simp. (灭绝)
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灭
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绝
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anagram
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絕滅/绝灭
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Pronunciation[edit]
滅絕
- to wipe out; to exterminate
- to lose completely; to become extinct
- 瀕臨滅絕/濒临灭绝 ― bīnlín mièjué ― to be on the verge of extinction
Synonyms[edit]
- 亡
- 剪除 (jiǎnchú)
- 埋葬 (máizàng) (literary, figuratively)
- 打掉 (dǎdiào)
- 撲滅/扑灭 (pūmiè)
- 收拾 (colloquial)
- 根除 (gēnchú)
- 殲滅/歼灭 (jiānmiè)
- 殺滅/杀灭 (shāmiè)
- 毀滅/毁灭 (huǐmiè)
- 泯絕/泯绝 (mǐnjué) (literary)
- 消滅/消灭 (xiāomiè)
- 滅亡/灭亡 (mièwáng)
- 滅殺/灭杀 (mièshā)
- 絕滅/绝灭 (juémiè)
- 翦除 (jiǎnchú) (literary)
- 解決/解决 (jiějué)
- 討滅/讨灭 (tǎomiè) (literary)
- 喪失/丧失 (sàngshī)
- 失掉 (shīdiào)
- 損/损 (sǔn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 損失/损失 (sǔnshī)
- 淪亡/沦亡 (lúnwáng)
- 虧/亏 (kuī)
Derived terms[edit]