Dictionary › 濒危物种

濒危物种

bīn wēi wù zhǒng

4-character word Traditional 瀕危物種

What 濒危物种 means

1. endangered species

The characters in 濒危物种

• 濒bīnto approach; to border on; near
• 危wēidanger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
• 物wù(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself…
• 种zhǒngseed; species; kind

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.