Definition
绝种 means a species dying out completely. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 绝 (to cease) and the noun 种 (species) can split with aspect particles like 了 or measure words between them — for example, 绝了种 ('went extinct') or 绝了几种 ('a few species went extinct').
v.o.
to become extinctto die out (of a species)
Examples
- 绝种。Zhè zhǒng kǒnglóng zǎo zài jǐ qiān wàn nián qián jiù jué zhǒng le.This dinosaur species went extinct tens of millions of years ago.
- 。Zhè ge dìqū yǐjīng jué le hǎo jǐ zhǒng niǎo.Several species of birds have already gone extinct in this area.
- ，绝种。Rúguǒ bù bǎohù huánjìng, hěn duō dòngwù dōu huì jué zhǒng.If we don't protect the environment, many animals will go extinct.
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