断气 (duàn qì) — to breathe one's last, to die (of a person)
Définition
Literally 'cut off breath', used for a person actively dying or just dead — more graphic and final than passing away. Colloquial and direct, so avoid it in formal writing or for respected elders.
verb
to breathe one's lastto die (of a person)
Exemples
- 断气。Lǎo rén yǐ jīng kuài yào duàn qì le.The old man is about to breathe his last.
- ，。Bìng rén zuó wǎn duàn le qì, yī shēng jìn lì le.The patient passed away last night; the doctors did everything they could.
- ，。Tā yīn wèi zhòng bìng, bàn yè lǐ duàn le qì.Due to a severe illness, he breathed his last in the middle of the night.
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