DICTIONARY
The Chinese word siwang - 死亡 - sǐwáng
(to die in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
sǐwáng
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English translations
to die, death, doom
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of sǐwáng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 死亡 ( siwang / sǐwáng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe ci chehuo zaocheng liang ren siwang.
Zhè cì chēhuò zàochéng liǎng rén sǐwáng.– English translation: Two people died in the car accident.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
death | to die
More words that mean death in Chinese
sǐ ( 死 )
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