Definition & Meaning

meet one's death; lose one's life

Word usage

sàng shēng

丧 生

Level:

NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 6

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v.meet one's death; lose one's life
- tā yīn jià shǐ de dān yì fēi jī shī sù zhuì dì ér sàng shēng
  他因驾驶的单翼飞机失速坠地而丧生。
  He was killed when his monoplane stalled and dived into the ground.
- zài gāo sù gōng lù duī jī zhōng yǒu liù rén sàng shēng
  在高速公路堆积中有六人丧生。
  Six people were killed in a motorway pile-up.
synonym
sǐ wáng死亡 qù shì去世 shì shì逝世 wù huà物化 sàng mìng丧命 guī tiān归天 wáng gù亡故 xiān shì仙逝 yǔn mìng殒命 sǐ miè死灭

Word usage

Separable word
"丧" and "生" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 有1000多人在这次海难中丧了生。
  More than 1000 people were killed in the shipwreck.

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