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毙命

Word · VerbTraditional斃命

meet death; be killed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to meet death; to be killed

formal

Usually refers to a violent, unexpected, or bad person's death. Often carries a slightly derogatory or unsympathetic connotation. A formal, written term.

Zuì罪
fàn犯
zài在
qiāng枪
zhàn战
zhōng中
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
dāng当
chǎng场
bì毙
mìng命
 。

The criminal was killed on the spot by the police during the shootout.

Nà那
míng名
bào暴
jūn君
zuì最
zhōng终
bì毙
mìng命
yú于
gé革
mìng命
jūn军
de的
pào炮
huǒ火
zhī之
xià下
 。

The tyrant finally met his death under the artillery fire of the revolutionary army.

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Tā他
jià驾
shǐ驶
de的
qì汽
chē车
shī失
kòng控
 ,
dǎo导
zhì致
sān三
rén人
bì毙
mìng命
 。

The car he was driving lost control, resulting in three people being killed.