早亡

zǎowáng

verb

Meanings

1 to die young
2 to pass away prematurely (literary)

Characters

to die; to perish

Examples

他父亲早亡，由母亲一人抚养长大。

Tā fùqīn zǎowáng, yóu mǔqīn yī rén fǔyǎng zhǎngdà.

His father died young; he was raised by his mother alone.

这位天才作家不幸早亡。

Zhè wèi tiāncái zuòjiā bùxìng zǎowáng.

This gifted writer sadly died young.

Tips

register

Literary/formal. In everyday speech 去世太早 (qùshì tài zǎo) or 早逝 (zǎoshì) are more common. 早亡 carries a slightly old-fashioned, biographical tone.

Stroke Order

早 zǎo

亡 wáng