享年 (xiǎng nián) — to pass away at the age of (formal, used in obituaries for the elderly)
Definition
A formal, respectful verb used almost only in obituaries for elderly people, meaning 'who lived to the age of.' It expresses honor, not just the fact of death.
verb
to pass away at the age of (formal, used in obituaries for the elderly)
Examples
- 享年。Tā xiǎng nián bā shí bā suì.He passed away at the age of 88.
- 享年。Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu xiǎng nián jiǔ shí wǔ suì.This old professor passed away at the age of 95.
- 享年，。Tā xiǎng nián yì bǎi líng èr suì, shì cūn lǐ zuì cháng shòu de lǎo rén.She passed away at the age of 102, the oldest person in the village.
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