濒 (bīn): to be on the verge of; to be cl…

Meanings

1 to be on the verge of; to be close to
2 to border on (water)

Characters

濒

bīn

to be on the verge of

Examples

许多野生动物濒临灭绝。

Xǔduō yěshēng dòngwù bīnlín mièjué.

Many wild animals are on the brink of extinction.

大熊猫曾经是濒危物种。

Dàxióngmāo céngjīng shì bīnwēi wùzhǒng.

The giant panda was once an endangered species.

Tips

usage

濒 means to be right at the edge of something, usually bad. Common words: 濒临 (to be on the verge of) and 濒危 (endangered).

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

氵 is the water radical 水 in left-side form. 濒 first meant standing right at the water's edge, then 'on the brink of' anything.

phonetic

频 pín

frequent; repeatedly

频 supplies the sound element (near bīn) and carries no meaning here; the two characters share this right-side shape and a related origin at a riverbank.

Stroke Order

濒 bīn

Related Words

濒临 bīnlín #11,305

on the verge of / on the brink of / to border on

濒危野生动物 bīnwēi yěshēng dòngwù

endangered wildlife / endangered wild animals

濒危 bīnwēi #24,021

endangered / on the verge of extinction / critically ill

濒死 bīnsǐ #19,069

near death / on the verge of death / moribund

边境 biānjìng HSK 5 #4,628

frontier; border / border area; borderland

关闭 guānbì HSK 4 #2,087

to close; to shut / to shut down; to close down

接近 jiējìn HSK 3 #1,353

to approach; to get close to / close to; nearly

冲 chōng HSK 4 #809

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water; to infuse / to rinse; to flush / to develop (film) / to rise (in the air) / to clash; to collide

逼 bī HSK 6 #1,122

to force; to compel; to pressure / to press close to; to approach

边 biān HSK 2 #915

side / edge; margin / border; frontier / boundary