die of old age; natural death
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to die of old age; to pass away from natural aging
neutralSpecifically refers to death resulting from the natural decline of the body with age, as opposed to death from disease or accident.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
wú无
bìng病
wú无
zāi灾
，
zuì最
hòu后
zài在
shuì睡
mèng梦
zhōng中
lǎo老
sǐ死
le了
。
He lived a life free from illness and disaster and finally died of old age in his sleep.
Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
néng能
lǎo老
sǐ死
shì是
fú福
qi气
。
People in ancient times considered being able to die of old age a blessing.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
dòng动
wù物
lǐng领
dì地
hù互
bù不
qīn侵
fàn犯
，
lǎo老
sǐ死
bù不
xiāng相
wǎng往
lái来
。
These two species do not invade each other's territory and have no contact with each other until death.