殉难 (xùn nàn) — to die for a just cause (e.g., in war or revolution); to die in a disaster (e.g., earthquake, flood)
Definition
A formal verb meaning 'to die for a just cause' (war, revolution) — extended to victims of disasters. Strongly written/literary register; neutral everyday speech would say 牺牲 or 死亡.
verb
to die for a just cause (e.g., in war or revolution)to die in a disaster (e.g., earthquake, flood)
Examples
- 殉难。Tā zài zhàn zhēng zhōng xùn nàn le.He died for a just cause in the war.
- 殉难。Nà cì dì zhèn zhōng xǔ duō rén xùn nàn le.Many people died in that earthquake.
- ，殉难。Wèi le gé mìng shì yè, tā yì rán xùn nàn.For the revolutionary cause, he resolutely sacrificed his life.
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