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Expressing "perishing" with 遇难 (yùnàn)
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Structure
Subject + 遇难
Explanation
The word 遇难 (yùnàn) means "to perish" or "to be killed in a disaster." It is a formal term typically used in news reports to describe deaths caused by accidents, natural disasters, or catastrophic events. Unlike general words for dying, 遇难 specifically implies an unfortunate or tragic circumstance.
Examples
地震中有二十多人遇难。
Dìzhèn zhōng yǒu èrshí duō rén yùnàn.
More than twenty people perished in the earthquake.
那次空难中，机上所有乘客不幸遇难。
Nà cì kōngnàn zhōng, jī shàng suǒyǒu chéngkè bùxìng yùnàn.
In that plane crash, all passengers on board unfortunately perished.
洪水来得太快，好几位村民遇难了。
Hóngshuǐ lái de tài kuài, hǎo jǐ wèi cūnmín yùnàn le.
The floodwaters came too fast, and several villagers perished.