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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

长眠 [chángmián]
  1. 1. verb [婉] die

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

长眠 [chángmián]
  1. 1. [euphemistic] have an eternal sleep; be dead
    长眠地下
    be dead and buried
    墓地里长眠着多位英烈。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

长眠 [chángmián]
  1. 1. 长久睡眠。人去世的委婉说法(含庄重色彩)
    长眠于九泉之下

Examples

长眠地下
be dead and buried 长眠
墓地里长眠着多位英烈。 长眠
他交待完最后的事情, 就闭目长眠了。
After saying his last words he passed away. 闭目
少林寺塔林是历代高僧长眠的地方, 如今成了著名景点。
The Pagoda Forest in Shaolin Temple is a place where eminent monks take their eternal sleep. Now, it has been turned into a famous scenic spot. 塔林
闭目长眠 闭目
长眠于九泉之下 长眠
eternal rest
永远安息;长眠 eternal

Word Decomposition


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[mián]

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