Chinese word dictionary

濒灭

bīn miè · on the brink of extinction

Practice word

Word information

Simplified濒灭

Traditional瀕滅

Pinyinbīn miè

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

濒bīn

to approach; near, on the verge of

灭miè

to extinguish; to wipe out

How to learn 濒灭

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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灭miè

to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown

扑灭pūmiè

to eradicate; to extinguish

消灭xiāomiè

to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)

濒临bīnlín

on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to

濒危bīnwēi

endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill

毁灭huǐmiè

to perish; to ruin; to destroy