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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

死亡 [sǐwáng]
  1. 1. verb die

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

死亡 [sǐwáng]
  1. 1. death; doom; fatality; demise
    挣扎在死亡线上
    struggle for existence on the verge of death

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

死亡 [sǐwáng]
  1. 1. 丧失生命
    这次交通事故,有5人死亡

Examples

人的衰老死亡是不可抗拒的。
Old age and death are inevitable.
可庆幸的是,这次车祸无人死亡
Happily, no one was killed in the car accident.
突然死亡
sudden (or unexpected) death
死亡线上
on the verge of death
生物都有新陈代谢,有生长、繁殖和死亡
All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism: it grows, reproduces and perishes.
走向死亡
head for one's doom; go down to one's doom
鹤驾是死亡的委婉说法。
Hejia is a euphemism for "die".
死亡的原因是后心受了重创,抢救无效。
The reason of his death was that the middle of his back was badly injured, and it was beyond salvage.
人死是不能还阳的,要正确对待死亡
When a person dies, and can't be revived we must have the appropriate attitude.

Collocations

死亡
the death rate
当场死亡
to die on the spot
不幸死亡
to have died unfortunately
死亡多日
to take several days to die
走向死亡
to head towards one's death

Word Decomposition


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