meet with disaster and die; be killed; be murdered
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to die in a disaster; to be killed; to meet an untimely death
literaryA formal and literary term, often used in news reports, historical accounts, or obituaries to describe death by accident, disaster, or murder. It conveys a sense of tragedy and misfortune.
Tā他
zài在
nà那
chǎng场
kōng空
nàn难
zhōng中
bù不
xìng幸
lí罹
nàn难
。
He unfortunately died in that plane crash.
Dì地
zhèn震
dǎo导
zhì致
shù数
bǎi百
rén人
lí罹
nàn难
。
The earthquake led to the deaths of hundreds of people.
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Zhè这
wèi位
jì记
zhě者
zài在
zhàn战
qū区
cǎi采
fǎng访
shí时
bù不
xìng幸
lí罹
nàn难
。
This journalist was tragically killed while reporting in the war zone.
Guān官
fāng方
què确
rèn认
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
lí罹
nàn难
zhě者
de的
shēn身
fèn份
。
The authorities confirmed the identities of all the victims.