drop dead; fall down dead
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to collapse and die; to fall down dead
literaryOften describes a sudden, often pitiful or violent death in a public place, commonly due to starvation, cold, illness, or exhaustion. Used in literary or formal contexts, sometimes with a tragic or shocking tone.
Jī饥
huang荒
zhōng中
，
cháng常
yǒu有
rén人
dǎo倒
bì毙
jiē街
tóu头
。
During the famine, people often dropped dead in the streets.
Nà那
míng名
táo逃
fàn犯
zuì最
zhōng终
lì力
jié竭
，
dǎo倒
bì毙
zài在
shān山
lín林
lǐ里
。
The escaped prisoner eventually exhausted his strength and died in the mountain forest.
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Tā他
zài在
xuě雪
dì地
lǐ里
dǎo倒
bì毙
，
bèi被
fā发
xiàn现
shí时
yǐ已
jīng经
jiāng僵
yìng硬
le了
。
He had fallen dead in the snow and was found frozen stiff.
Yī一
chǎng场
zhàn战
dòu斗
xià下
lái来
，
wú无
shù数
shì士
bīng兵
dǎo倒
bì毙
shā沙
chǎng场
。
After a battle, countless soldiers lay dead on the battlefield.
È饿
dé得
yǎn奄
yǎn奄
yī一
xī息
de的
dòng动
wù物
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
zài在
lù路
biān边
dǎo倒
bì毙
le了
。
The starving animal, on the verge of death, soon collapsed and died by the roadside.