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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灭绝

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灭绝 miè jué - to become extinct; to die out
- to lose (sth abstract) completely
- to exterminate

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 7,785 16,687 14,871

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
灭 miè- to extinguish or put out
- to go out (of a fire etc)
- to exterminate or wipe out
- to drown
绝 jué- to cut short
- extinct
- to disappear
- to vanish
- absolutely
- by no means
绝 jué- variant of 絕|绝[jue2]

Other Words Containing 灭绝

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
灭绝 - 7 7,785 16,687 14,871
灭绝人性 - - 50,831 60,761 39,065