消亡 (xiāo wáng) — to wither away; to die out (gradually cease to exist)

Definition

消亡 (xiāowáng) is a formal, written verb meaning to gradually cease to exist — used for species, languages, customs, or systems, not individual people. Stronger and more literary than 消失, which simply means 'to disappear.'

verb
to wither awayto die out (gradually cease to exist)

Beispiele

  • 消亡
    Hěn duō gǔ lǎo de yǔ yán zhèng zài zhú jiàn xiāo wáng.
    Many ancient languages are gradually dying out.
  • 消亡
    Zhè zhǒng dòng wù yóu yú qì hòu biàn huà ér xiāo wáng le.
    This species of animal has died out due to climate change.
  • 消亡
    Nà ge chuán tǒng jié rì yǐ jīng xiāo wáng hěn jiǔ le.
    That traditional festival has been extinct for a long time.
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