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to go extinct

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

mie4jue2 • mièjué

Meaning


Primary

to go extinct

Alternatives

go extinct, going extinct, goes extinct, gone extinct, went extinct

Mnemonic


滅絕 To go extinct is what happens to a species when its last life is 滅 extinguished and its entire future is 絕 cut off entirely from the earth.

Usage


許多 動物 因為 獵殺 而 滅絕。

Many animals went extinct due to hunting.

恐龍 在 數百萬 年前 滅絕 了。

Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago.

這 個 物種 將會 滅絕。

This species will go extinct.