obituary notice; death announcement
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
obituary notice; announcement of death sent to relatives and friends
formalFormal and literary register. Commonly used in funeral contexts. Also written as 讣闻 (fù wén).
Tā他
qīn亲
zì自
zhuàn撰
xiě写
fù父
qīn亲
de的
fù讣
wén文
。
He personally wrote the obituary for his father.
Bào报
zhǐ纸
shàng上
kān刊
dēng登
le了
nà那
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
zuò作
jiā家
de的
fù讣
wén文
。
The newspaper published the obituary of that famous writer.
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Shōu收
dào到
fù讣
wén文
hòu后
，
tā他
lì立
jí即
dòng动
shēn身
gǎn赶
wǎng往
bìn殡
yí仪
guǎn馆
。
After receiving the death notice, he immediately set out for the funeral parlor.