遇难 (yù nàn) — to perish, to be killed (in an accident or disaster)
Definition
遇难 is specifically about people dying in accidents or disasters (plane crashes, earthquakes, etc.). Compared to the more general 消灭, 毁灭, and 灭亡, it is restricted to human death; unlike 丧生 it focuses on sudden, accidental death.
verb
to perishto be killed (in an accident or disaster)
Examples
- 遇难。Tā zài nà chǎng dì zhèn zhōng yù nàn le.He perished in that earthquake.
- 遇难。Zhè qǐ jiāo tōng shì gù dǎo zhì sān rén yù nàn.This traffic accident caused three people to perish.
- 遇难。Nà jià fēi jī shàng de chéng kè quán bù yù nàn.All passengers on that plane perished.
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