丧生

sàng shēng

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to die
2. to lose one's life

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 去世 qù shì 去世 qù shì to pass away used in formal or euphemistic contexts: to pass away
• 死 sǐ 死 sǐ to die general, informal or blunt: to die

Related words

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• 遇难 yù nàn 遇难 yù nàn to perish to die in an accident or disaster: to perish
• 牺牲 xī shēng 牺牲 xī shēng to sacrifice one's life to die for a cause, often heroic: to sacrifice one's life

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used as 在...中丧生 (to lose one's life in ...), e.g., 在地震中丧生.

Formality

丧生 is formal, often used in news reports for deaths caused by accidents, disasters, or war.

Example Sentences

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许多人在这次事故中 丧生 。

Many people lost their lives in this accident.

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Child Words of 丧生

• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 丧 丧 sāng: mourning
• 丧 丧 sàng: to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)