毙命 (bì mìng) — to meet a violent death, to be killed (formal/literary)
Definition
A formal/written verb meaning 'to die a violent death, to be killed' — used in news reports and formal accounts, not in everyday speech.
verb
to meet a violent deathto be killed (formal/literary)
Examples
- 。Tā zài zhè chǎng zhàn dòu zhōng bì le mìng.He was killed in this battle.
- 毙命。Duō míng zuì fàn dāng chǎng bì mìng.Multiple criminals died on the spot.
- 毙命。Tā zài yí cì chē huò zhōng bì mìng.He died in a car accident.
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