obituary; death notice
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
obituary; death notice; announcement of a death
formalFormal/literary variant of 讣闻. Used in written notices of death.
Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
fù讣
wén文
，
tōng通
zhī知
qīn亲
yǒu友
fù父
qīn亲
qù去
shì世
de的
xiāo消
xi息
。
He wrote an obituary to inform relatives and friends of his father's passing.
Bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
kān刊
dēng登
le了
zhè这
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
zuò作
jiā家
de的
fù讣
wén文
。
The newspaper published the obituary of this famous writer.
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Fù讣
wén文
tōng通
cháng常
zài在
bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
fā发
bù布
，
gào告
zhī知
gōng公
zhòng众
mǒu某
rén人
de的
shì逝
shì世
。
Obituaries are usually published in newspapers to inform the public of someone's death.