Definition & Meaning

1.be persecuted to death; die (or be killed) in an accident

2.face danger; be in trouble; meet with misfortune

yù nàn

遇 难

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1
v.be persecuted to death; die (or be killed) in an accident
- yù nàn shēn wáng
  遇难身亡
  be killed in a calamity
- jī shàng yī bǎi rén quán bù yù nàn
  机上一百人全部遇难。
  One hundred people aboard the plane all perished.
- yǒu sān rén zài chē huò zhōng yù nàn
  有三人在车祸中遇难。
  Three people died in the crash.
synonym
yù hài遇害 shòu nàn受难 zāo nàn遭难
antonym
shēng huán生还
2
v.face danger; be in trouble; meet with misfortune
- yù nàn kuàng gōng
  遇难矿工
  trapped miners
- jiù shēng tǐng zài zǒu le yù nàn chuán shang de dà duō shù shuǐ shǒu
  救生艇载走了遇难船上的大多数水手。
  The lifeboat brought off most of the shipwrecked sailors.
- xīn chuán shì duì yù nàn chuán yuán de jì niàn
  新船是对遇难船员的纪念。
  The new boat is a monument to the crew members who lost their lives.
synonym
yù hài遇害 zāo nàn遭难

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