死难者

死難者
sǐnànzhě
noun #37,168

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 victim (of a disaster)
  2. 2 casualty
  3. 3 martyr

Examples

HSK 7-9
Rénmen wèi sǐnànzhě mò'āi.
People observed silence for the victims.
HSK 7-9
Jìniànbēi shàng kè zhe sǐnànzhě de míngzi.
The names of the victims are inscribed on the monument.

Tips

register
Formal - used for victims of large-scale tragedies (earthquakes, wars, terrorist attacks) and martyrs. For an individual accident victim, plain 死者 (sǐzhě) or 遇难者 (yùnànzhě) is more common.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ
难 nán
者 zhě