出人命 (chū rén mìng) — to result in a death, to be fatal
Definition
A set phrase meaning a situation results in someone's death — used for accidents, disasters, or incidents that turn fatal. Concretely '出' here means 'produce / result in', paired with '人命' (a human life).
verb
to result in a deathto be fatal
Examples
- 出人命。Zhè cì chē huò chū rén mìng le.This car accident resulted in a death.
- 。Tīng shuō nà ge gōng dì chū guò rén mìng.I heard that construction site has had fatalities before.
- 出人命，。Xìng hǎo méi yǒu chū rén mìng, bù rán jiù má fan le.Luckily no one died, otherwise it would have been a big problem.
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