夭 (yāo) — (bound form) to die young, premature death

Définition

A bound literary/archaic morph meaning 'to die young or before one's time.' Almost never used alone — it appears in compounds like 夭折, 夭亡, or 夭寿.

bound form

(bound form) to die youngpremature death

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Tā nián jǐn èr shí suì jiù yāo zhé le.
He died young at just twenty years old.
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Zhè ge xiàng mù yīn wèi zī jīn wèn tí ér yāo zhé.
This project came to a premature end due to funding issues.
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Gǔ dài hěn duō yǒu cái huá de shī rén dōu yāo wáng le.
In ancient times, many talented poets died young.