# 灭绝 (mièjué)

In Mandarin Chinese, 灭绝 (mièjué) means “to become extinct; to die out”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to become extinct; to die out
- Pinyin: mièjué (mie4 jue2)
- Traditional: 滅絕
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们要保护濒临灭绝的动物。
  Wǒmen yào bǎohù bīnlín mièjué de dòngwù.
  We must protect animals that are near extinction.

## Characters

- [灭](https://hanziro.com/word/mie-extinguish/) (miè): to extinguish; to go out
- [绝](https://hanziro.com/word/jue-absolutely/) (jué): absolutely; unique

https://hanziro.com/word/mie-jue-become-extinct/

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