死因 (sǐ yīn) — cause of death

Definition

Examples

• 法医正在调查他的死因。
  Fǎ yī zhèng zài diào chá tā de sǐ yīn.
  The forensic doctor is investigating his cause of death.
• 警方公布了事故的死因。
  Jǐng fāng gōng bù le shì gù de sǐ yīn.
  The police announced the cause of death of the accident.
• 医生在死亡证明上写明了死因。
  Yī shēng zài sǐ wáng zhèng míng shàng xiě míng le sǐ yīn.
  The doctor wrote the cause of death clearly on the death certificate.