濒死

Traditional form:

瀕死

Pinyin (reading):

bīnsǐ

Definitions:

• nearing death
• on the point of demise
• approaching extinction

Characters:

• 濒 - to approach; near, on the verge of
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible

Traditional characters:

• 瀕 - to approach; near, on the verge of
• 死 - dead; death; impassable, inflexible