🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

死亡

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sǐwáng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Death/dɛθ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"死亡是生命的一部分。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The end of the life of a person or organism.

    "The death of the ancient tree marked the end of an era in the forest."
  2. 2

    The state of being dead.

    "She mourned the death of her beloved pet for weeks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'death' originates from the Old English 'deað', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*dauthuz'. It has evolved through various forms in Germanic languages, maintaining a consistent meaning related to the cessation of life.

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