消亡

xiāowáng

verb #16,418

Meanings

1 to die out; to wither away; to become extinct

Characters

to disappear; to vanish

to perish; to die

Examples

HSK 5

很多少数民族的语言面临消亡的危险。

Hěnduō shǎoshù mínzú de yǔyán miànlín xiāowáng de wēixiǎn.

Many minority languages face the danger of extinction.

HSK 7-9

这种传统手艺正在逐渐消亡。

Zhèzhǒng chuántǒng shǒuyì zhèngzài zhújiàn xiāowáng.

This traditional craft is gradually dying out.

Tips

register

消亡 is a formal/written word. In everyday speech, people would say 消失 (to disappear) or 灭绝 (to go extinct) instead.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

亡 wáng