讣告 (fù gào) — obituary; announcement of someone's death

Definition

Examples

• 他去世后，报纸上登了一则讣告。
  Tā qù shì hòu, bào zhǐ shàng dēng le yì zé fù gào.
  After he passed away, an obituary was published in the newspaper.
• 家属在报上发了讣告，告知亲友。
  Jiā shǔ zài bào shàng fā le fù gào, gào zhī qīn yǒu.
  The family published a death notice in the newspaper to inform relatives and friends.
• 这张讣告写得很简短。
  Zhè zhāng fù gào xiě dé hěn jiǎn duǎn.
  This obituary was written very briefly.