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