sàng mìng
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  • v.get killed; lose one's life; meet one's end/death

    • chà diǎn sàng mìng

      丧命

      come within an inch of one's life

    • sān rén zài zhè qǐ chē huò zhōng sàng mìng

      车祸丧命

      Three persons died in the car accident.

    • tā kāi chē bù shèn ér sàng mìng

      开车不慎丧命

      He forfeited his life by careless driving.

    • sī jī zài chē huò zhōng sàng mìng le

      司机车祸丧命

      The driver was killed in the crash.

    • wǒ men nà yàng zuò huì sàng mìng de

      我们那样丧命

      We could get killed doing that.

    • jǐng chá cōng cōng gǎn dào xiàn chǎng dàn zhè duì fū qī yǐ jīng sàng mìng

      警察匆匆赶到现场夫妻已经丧命

      Fire and police crews rushed to the scene, but the couple were already dead.

Word usage

  • "丧" and "命" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 战争

      He was killed in that war.

    • 差点儿

      He almost got killed because of her.