身亡

shēnwáng

verb #6,962

Meanings

1 to die
2 to perish
3 to lose one's life

Characters

to die; to perish

Examples

他在事故中不幸身亡。

Tā zài shìgù zhōng búxìng shēnwáng.

He unfortunately died in the accident.

两名乘客在车祸中身亡。

Liǎng míng chéngkè zài chēhuò zhōng shēnwáng.

Two passengers died in the car accident.

Tips

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身亡 is formal/literary. It appears in news reports and official contexts. In daily speech, 死了 (sǐ le) or 去世 (qùshì) are more common.

Stroke Order

身 shēn

亡 wáng