die a tragic death; die miserably
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to die a tragic or miserable death
neutralOften used to describe a death that is unjust, violent, or caused by disaster or cruelty.
Xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
píng平
mín民
cǎn惨
sǐ死
zài在
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
de的
tú屠
dāo刀
xià下
。
Many innocent civilians died tragically under the invaders' knives.
Tā他
zài在
nà那
chǎng场
shì事
gù故
zhōng中
cǎn惨
sǐ死
，
liú留
xià下
yī一
gè个
nián年
yòu幼
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
He died a miserable death in that accident, leaving behind a young child.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
yīng英
xióng雄
zuì最
zhōng终
cǎn惨
sǐ死
zài在
jiān监
yù狱
zhōng中
。
The hero in the novel ultimately died a tragic death in prison.
Nà那
chǎng场
huǒ火
zāi灾
zhōng中
，
yī一
jiā家
wǔ五
kǒu口
quán全
bù部
cǎn惨
sǐ死
。
In that fire, all five members of a family died tragically.
Lì历
shǐ史
shū书
shang上
jì记
zǎi载
le了
wú无
shù数
cǎn惨
sǐ死
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
de的
shì士
bīng兵
。
History books record countless soldiers who died miserable deaths in war.