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丧生

sàng shēng · sang sheng

Traditional 喪生

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to die
  2. to lose one's life
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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)一(yì)场(chǎng)意(yì)外(wài)中(zhōng)丧(sàng)生(shēng)。

Tom died in an accident.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by neron · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)场(chǎng)爆(bào)炸(zhà)中(zhōng)有(yǒu)三(sān)人(rén)丧(sàng)生(shēng)。

Three people were killed in the explosion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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