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濒灭
bīn miè
Pinyin
Definition
濒灭
-
bīn miè
on the brink of extinction
Character Decomposition
濒
氵
止
小
丿
页
灭
一
火
Related Words
(20)
毁灭
huǐ miè
1
to perish
2
to ruin
3
to destroy
消灭
xiāo miè
1
to put an end to
2
to annihilate
3
to cause to perish
4
to perish
5
annihilation (in quantum field theory)
灭
miè
1
to extinguish or put out
2
to go out (of a fire etc)
3
to exterminate or wipe out
4
to drown
不可磨灭
bù kě mó miè
1
indelible
幻灭
huàn miè
1
(of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish
2
to evaporate
3
(of a person) to become disillusioned
4
disillusionment
扑灭
pū miè
1
to eradicate
2
to extinguish
泯灭
mǐn miè
1
to obliterate
2
to die out
3
to disappear
湮灭
yīn miè
1
to destroy
2
to disappear
3
annihilation
灭亡
miè wáng
1
to be destroyed
2
to become extinct
3
to perish
4
to die out
5
to destroy
6
to exterminate
灭掉
miè diào
1
to eliminate
灭火
miè huǒ
1
to extinguish a fire
2
firefighting
灭火器
miè huǒ qì
1
fire extinguisher
灭绝
miè jué
1
to extinguish
2
to become extinct
3
to die out
濒临
bīn lín
1
on the edge of
2
(fig.) on the verge of
3
close to
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
1
lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
2
fig. to be annihilated
3
to vanish in a puff of smoke
熄灭
xī miè
1
to stop burning
2
to go out (of fire)
3
to die out
4
extinguished
破灭
pò miè
1
to be shattered
2
to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
磨灭
mó miè
1
to obliterate
2
to erase
自生自灭
zì shēng zì miè
1
to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
覆灭
fù miè
1
destruction
Idioms
(9)
亡国灭种
wáng guó miè zhǒng
1
country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
1
lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
1
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
1
favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
2
spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
1
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
2
anxious to do battle (idiom)
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
1
lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
2
fig. to be annihilated
3
to vanish in a puff of smoke
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
1
to court disaster (idiom)
2
to dig one's own grave
自生自灭
zì shēng zì miè
1
to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)
兴灭继绝
xīng miè jì jué
1
lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
2
fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
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