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濒危

bīn wēi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 瀕危

濒危 (bīn wēi) means "endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 濒危 means

1. endangered (species)
2. in imminent danger
3. critically ill

The characters in 濒危

• 濒bīnto approach; to border on; near
• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi

Example sentences

• 有许多濒危物种。
  Yǒu xǔduō bīnwēi wùzhǒng.
  There are many endangered species.
• 杀害大象、老虎等濒危物种，不仅是残忍的，也是非法的。
  Shāhài dàxiàng, lǎohǔ děng bīnwēiwùzhǒng, bù jǐn shì cánrěn de, yě shìfēi fǎ de.
  Murdering elephants, tigers and other endangered species is not just cruel; it's also illegal.
• 我还不敢想象他们在那个动物园里有一个雪豹，我以为它们是一种濒危物种。
  Wǒ hái bù gǎn xiǎngxiàng tāmen zài nàge dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu yī gè xuěbào, wǒ yǐwéi tāmen shì yīzhǒng bīnwēiwùzhǒng.
  I still can't believe they had a snow leopard in that zoo. I thought they were an endangered species.

Words starting with 濒危

• 濒危物种bīn wēi wù zhǒngendangered species
• 濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约Bīn wēi Yě shēng Dòng Zhí wù zhǒng Guó jì Mào yì Gōng yuēConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; CITES

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