葬身

zàngshen

verb #17,101

Meanings

1 to be buried
2 (figuratively) to die; to perish (in a disaster, at sea, etc.)

Characters

to bury (the dead)

Literally 'bury one's body' — used figuratively for dying in a particular place.

Examples

那艘船沉没了，船员全部葬身大海。

Nà sōu chuán chénmò le, chuányuán quánbù zàngshen dàhǎi.

The ship sank, and all the crew perished at sea.

许多战士葬身沙场。

Xǔduō zhànshì zàngshen shāchǎng.

Many soldiers perished on the battlefield.

Tips

usage

Almost always used figuratively to describe dying in a specific place or disaster, e.g. 葬身火海 (perish in a sea of flames), 葬身鱼腹 (drown — literally 'be buried in the belly of fish').

Stroke Order

葬 zàng

身 shēn