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丧生

sàng shēng
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Register variants

2 items
去世
qù shì

to pass away

used in formal or euphemistic contexts
死
sǐ

to die

general, informal or blunt

Related words

2 items
遇难
yù nàn

to perish

to die in an accident or disaster
牺牲
xī shēng

to sacrifice one's life

to die for a cause, often heroic

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
shēng

to be born

丧
sāng

mourning

丧
sàng

to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)