夭折

yāozhé
verb #25,732

Meanings

  1. 1 to die young
  2. 2 to die prematurely
  3. 3 to come to an abrupt end
  4. 4 to be aborted (of a plan or project)

Examples

Zhège xiàngmù hái méi kāishǐ jiù yāozhé le.
The project died before it even started.
Zhè wèi niánqīng de yìshùjiā bùxìng yāozhé, lìng rén wǎnxī.
This young artist unfortunately died prematurely, which is deeply regrettable.

Tips

usage
夭折 originally referred to the premature death of a young person, but is now commonly used figuratively to describe plans, projects, or relationships that end before coming to fruition.

Stroke Order

yāo
zhé