Definition
遇难 (yù nàn) means to perish or be killed in an accident or disaster. It is similar to 丧生 (sàng shēng), but 遇难 is more common in news for multiple victims in a single incident (e.g., earthquake, plane crash). Unlike 灭亡 (miè wáng), which refers to extinction of a group or species, 遇难 applies to individual deaths.
verb
to perishto be killed (in an accident or disaster)
Examples
- 遇难。Tā zài nà chǎng dìzhèn zhōng yù nàn le.He perished in that earthquake.
- 遇难。Zhè qǐ jiāotōng shìgù dǎozhì sān rén yù nàn.This traffic accident caused three people to perish.
- 遇难。Nà jià fēijī shàng de chéngkè quánbù yù nàn.All passengers on that plane perished.
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