罹难 (lí nàn) — to die in a disaster or accident; to be killed (in a tragic event)

Definition

Examples

• 在那次空难中，有数十人罹难。
  Zài nà cì kōng nàn zhōng, yǒu shù shí rén lí nàn.
  Dozens of people died in that plane crash.
• 他罹了难，家人至今悲痛不已。
  Tā lí le nán, jiā rén zhì jīn bēi tòng bù yǐ.
  He died in the disaster, and his family is still deeply grieved.
• 这场地震导致数千人罹难。
  Zhè chǎng dì zhèn dǎo zhì shù qiān rén lí nàn.
  This earthquake caused thousands of people to die.