濒 bīn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 频 frequency
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
濒危
bīnwēi
endangered; at risk of extinction
Characters in this word
危 wēi
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 㔾 — seal
- Made of
- 厃 to look upward 㔾 seal
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这种濒危鸟类对栖息地极为挑剔，任何噪音都可能影响繁殖。 Zhè zhǒng bīnwēi niǎolèi duì qīxīdì jíwéi tiāotì, rènhé zàoyīn dōu kěnéng yǐngxiǎng fánzhí. This endangered bird species is extremely picky about its habitat, and any noise may affect its breeding.
- 这种濒危动物只生活在深山的森林里。 Zhè zhǒng bīnwēi dòngwù zhǐ shēnghuó zài shēnshān de sēnlín lǐ. This endangered animal lives only in the forests of the deep mountains.
- 我们学校组织学生为濒危物种画海报。 Wǒmen xuéxiào zǔzhī xuésheng wèi bīnwēi wùzhǒng huà hǎibào. Our school got students to draw posters for endangered species.
Related words
- 濒临 bīnlín to be on the verge of; to be close to
- 危害 wēihài to harm; harm
- 危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
- 危机 wēijī crisis
- 居安思危 jū'ānsīwēi to think of danger in times of safety; to be prepared for danger in peace
- 危及 wēijí to endanger; to jeopardise
- 危急 wēijí critical; urgent; dangerous
- 飞禽走兽 fēiqínzǒushòu birds and beasts; all kinds of animals
- 繁衍 fányǎn to reproduce; to propagate
- 怪物 guàiwu monster; strange creature
- 孵化 fūhuà to hatch; to incubate
- 打猎 dǎliè to hunt