die; meet a violent death
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to die (usu. a violent death); to be killed; to meet one's death
literaryOften used in written, news, or literary contexts to describe death by violence, accident, execution, or sudden misfortune.
Yǐn饮
dàn弹
bì毙
mìng命
。
He was shot dead.
Dǎi歹
tú徒
chí持
dāo刀
xíng行
xiōng凶
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
jī击
bì毙
dāng当
chǎng场
bì毙
mìng命
。
The assailant wielded a knife to commit violence and was finally shot dead on the spot by the police.
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Tā他
cóng从
gāo高
lóu楼
zhuì坠
xià下
，
dāng当
chǎng场
bì毙
mìng命
。
He fell from a tall building and died instantly.
Nà那
míng名
qiú囚
fàn犯
yú于
zuó昨
yè夜
zài在
yù狱
zhōng中
bì毙
mìng命
。
That prisoner died in jail last night.