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

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

Tips

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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 (yùnànzhě) is more common.

Stroke Order

nán
zhě