这是一个濒临灭绝的物种。

It is an endangered species.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 这 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 这 zhèi (coll.) this
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=3 一个 yīge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=3 一个 yīgè
  1. Combination of the numeral 一 (“one”) and the generic classifier 個／个: a; an; one
  2. same
4 濒临 bīnlín
  1. on the edge of
  2. (fig.) on the verge of
  3. close to
5 灭绝 mièjué
  1. to become extinct; to die out
  2. to lose (sth abstract) completely
  3. to exterminate
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 物种 wùzhǒng species