Definition & Meaning

get killed; lose one's life; meet one's end/death

Word usage

sàng mìng

丧 命

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v.get killed; lose one's life; meet one's end/death
- chà diǎn sàng mìng
  差点丧命
  come within an inch of one's life
- sān rén zài zhè qǐ chē huò zhōng sàng mìng
  三人在这起车祸中丧命。
  Three persons died in the car accident.
- tā kāi chē bù shèn ér sàng mìng
  他开车不慎而丧命。
  He forfeited his life by careless driving.
- sī jī zài chē huò zhōng sàng mìng le
  司机在车祸中丧命了。
  The driver was killed in the crash.
- wǒ men nà yàng zuò huì sàng mìng de
  我们那样做会丧命的。
  We could get killed doing that.
- jǐng chá cōng cōng gǎn dào xiàn chǎng dàn zhè duì fū qī yǐ jīng sàng mìng
  警察匆匆赶到现场，但这对夫妻已经丧命。
  Fire and police crews rushed to the scene, but the couple were already dead.
synonym
sàng shēng丧生 bì mìng毙命 sòng mìng送命 xiōng sǐ凶死

Word usage

Separable word
"丧" and "命" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他在那次战争中丧了命。
  He was killed in that war.
- 他差点儿为她丧了一条命。
  He almost got killed because of her.

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