Chinese Traditional: 喪生
Chinese Simplified: 丧生
Pinyin: sang4 sheng1
Zhuyin: ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ
English Meaning: to die, to lose one's life

Example Sentences:

黛安娜王妃在一九九七年八月三十一日一場車禍中喪生。
黛安娜王妃在一九九七年八月三十一日一场车祸中丧生。
dai4 an1 na4 wang2 fei1 zai4 yi1 jiu3 jiu3 qi1 nian2 ba1 yue4 san1 shi2 yi1 ri4 yi1 chang3 che1 huo4 zhong1 sang4 sheng1.
Princess Diana died in a car accident on the 31st of August, 1997.
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這次的意外有四十六名船員喪生。
这次的意外有四十六名船员丧生。
zhe4 ci4 de5 yi4 wai4 you3 si4 shi2 liu4 ming2 chuan2 yuan2 sang4 sheng1.
Forty-six sailors died in the incident.
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在法國至少有十九人在洪水中喪生。
在法国至少有十九人在洪水中丧生。
zai4 fa4 guo2 zhi4 shao3 you3 shi2 jiu3 ren2 zai4 hong2 shui3 zhong1 sang4 sheng1.
In France, at least 19 people have died in floods.
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超過五千萬人在第二次世界大戰當中喪生。
超过五千万人在第二次世界大战当中丧生。
chao1 guo4 wu3 qian1 wan4 ren2 zai4 di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 dang1 zhong1 sang4 sheng1.
More than 50 million people died in the Second World War.
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一名英國士兵在掃雷時喪生。
一名英国士兵在扫雷时丧生。
yi4 ming2 ying1 guo2 shi4 bing1 zai4 sao3 lei2 shi2 sang4 sheng1.
A British soldier was killed while clearing mines.
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六十五名礦工在瓦斯氣爆中喪生。
六十五名矿工在瓦斯气爆中丧生。
liu4 shi2 wu3 ming2 kuang4 gong1 zai4 wa3 si1 qi4 bao4 zhong1 sang4 sheng1.
65 miners died in a gas explosion.
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Related Words:

 

sàng

1. to forfeit, to lose, to be deprived of 2. to die, to pass away 3. to be defeated, to be destroyed, to perish 4. to be discouraged, to lose heart

Here: to die, to pass away

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shēng

1. to be born 2. to give birth 3. raw, uncooked 4. to get (angry) 5. to be alive 6. to grow, to produce 7. student, pupil 8. life, living, livelihood 9. personnel of certain professions 10. strange, unfamiliar

Here: life, living, livelihood

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