噩耗 (è hào) — news of someone's death; sad news of a death

Definition

Examples

• 今天早上传来一个噩耗，他的父亲昨天夜里去世了。
  Jīn tiān zǎo shàng chuán lái yí gè è hào, tā de fù qīn zuó tiān yè lǐ qù shì le.
  This morning came the grievous news that his father passed away last night.
• 谁都不忍心把这个噩耗告诉她。
  Shuí dōu bù rěn xīn bǎ zhè ge è hào gào sù tā.
  No one had the heart to tell her this tragic news.
• 这条噩耗让整个城市陷入了悲痛。
  Zhè tiáo è hào ràng zhěng gè chéng shì xiàn rù le bēi tòng.
  This piece of terrible news plunged the whole city into grief.