What does 灭绝 mean in Chinese?

灭绝 (miè jué) means "to extinguish; to become extinct; to die out" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 灭绝?

灭绝 is pronounced "miè jué" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

灭绝 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

灭绝 is made up of the characters 灭, 绝. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 灭绝 using our stroke order tool.

灭绝

miè jué

to extinguish; to become extinct; to die out

verb

Traditional: 滅絕

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.