perish; die out; become extinct
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to perish; to die out; to become extinct
Often used for species, old things, or enterprises that cease to exist. Slightly formal or literary in tone.
Jiù旧
shì事
wù物
sǐ死
miè灭
le了
，
xīn新
shì事
wù物
dàn诞
shēng生
le了
。
Old things perish, and new things are born.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
yǐ已
jīng经
sǐ死
miè灭
le了
。
This species has already become extinct.
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Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
gǎi改
gé革
，
qǐ企
yè业
bì必
jiāng将
sǐ死
miè灭
。
If it does not reform, the enterprise will surely perish.