cause death; fatal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cause death; to be fatal; to result in death
technicalPrimarily used in medical, legal, and accident contexts to indicate that a specific factor, injury, or event resulted in death. Can function as an intransitive verb or with a causal object.
Yīn因
shāng伤
zhì致
sǐ死
。
He died from his injuries.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dú毒
yào药
shǎo少
liàng量
jí即
kě可
zhì致
sǐ死
。
Even a small amount of this poison can cause death.
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Zhè这
cì次
chē车
huò祸
zhì致
sǐ死
sān三
rén人
。
This car accident resulted in three fatalities.
Guò过
dù度
láo劳
lèi累
kě可
néng能
zhì致
sǐ死
。
Overwork can be fatal.