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死亡

sǐwáng
noun HSK 6 #735

Meanings

  1. 1 death; mortality
  2. 2 to die; to perish

Characters

死
sǐ
to die; death; dead
亡
wáng
to perish; to die; to flee
Death and perishing - the formal term for death.

Examples

HSK 5
这场事故造成了三人死亡。
Zhè chǎng shìgù zàochéng le sān rén sǐwáng.
This accident caused three deaths.
HSK 6
死亡率在下降。
Sǐwánglǜ zài xiàjiàng.
The mortality rate is declining.
HSK 6
他不惧怕死亡。
Tā bú jùpà sǐwáng.
He is not afraid of death.

Tips

usage
死亡 is the formal/neutral term for death, used in news, medicine, and official contexts. In everyday speech, 死 alone is used but is considered blunt. Euphemisms include 去世 (to pass away) and 过世.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ
亡 wáng