Meaning of 夭折
夭折 means to die in childhood; to die young; to die before adulthood; to abort; to fail halfway; to come to a premature end; (figurative) to die on the vine. Pronounced yāo zhé.
- to die in childhood; to die young; to die before adulthood
- to abort; to fail halfway; to come to a premature end; (figurative) to die on the vine
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
nián年
yòu幼
shí时
bù不
xìng幸
yāo夭
zhé折
。
He unfortunately died young during his childhood.
Zhè这
kē棵
xiǎo小
shù树
miáo苗
hái还
méi没
zhǎng长
dà大
jiù就
yāo夭
zhé折
le了
。
This sapling died young before it could grow up.