讣闻 (fù wén) — obituary (notice), death announcement

Definition

讣闻 is a written notice announcing someone's death, published in newspapers or posted publicly. It is more formal than the everyday word 悼词, which refers specifically to a eulogy speech.

noun

obituary (notice)death announcement

Measure word · 份

Examples

讣闻。
Zhè zé fù wén kān dēng zài zuó tiān de bào zhǐ shàng.
This obituary was published in yesterday's newspaper.
讣闻。
Tā xiě le yì piān fù wén dào niàn tā de lǎo shī.
He wrote an obituary mourning his teacher.
讣闻。
fù wén Zhōng tí dào le zhuī dào huì de shí jiān hé dì diǎn.
The obituary mentioned the time and place of the memorial service.

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