灭种 (miè chóng) — to commit genocide; to exterminate a race; to become extinct; to die out (of a species or race)
Definition
灭种 covers both intentional extermination of a people ('commit genocide') and the natural disappearance of a species or culture ('die out'). Pair it with 种族灭绝 (formal term for genocide).
verb
to commit genocideto exterminate a raceto become extinctto die out (of a species or race)
Examples
- 。Hěn duō dòng wù zhǒng lèi yǐ jīng miè le zhǒng.Many animal species have already become extinct.
- 灭种。Qīn lüè zhě shì tú miè chóng zhěng gè mín zú.The invaders attempted to commit genocide on the entire nation.
- 灭种。Zhè zhǒng dú tè de wén huà zhèng zài màn màn miè chóng.This unique culture is slowly dying out.
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