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Chinese
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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 |
| 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
Verb
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
- 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