死亡 sǐwáng to die
to die; death
How to remember 死亡: 死 die + 亡 perish = to die.
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How it is used
- Death / to die (formal, clinical) - 死亡人数 (sǐwáng rénshù) death toll, 死亡率 (sǐwánglǜ) mortality rate.
- A formal/technical term for death, used in news, medicine, statistics; both noun and verb.
- Contrast 死 (sǐ, die, blunt/everyday) and 去世 (qùshì, pass away, polite for people); 死亡 is the neutral formal register.
Example sentences
- 他害怕死亡。 Tā hàipà sǐwáng.He is afraid of death.
- 没人能逃避死亡。 Méirénnéng táobì sǐwáng.Nobody can avoid death.
- 我们是为了死亡而诞生的。 Wǒmen shì wèile sǐwáng ér dànshēng de.We were born to die.