遇
难

To perish in Chinese: 遇难 (yù nàn)

yù nàn

to perish

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 遇難1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to perish
  2. 2to be killed

Stroke order

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遇
难

Zhuyin

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ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄋㄢˋ

nàn

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

遇难

Simplified

遇難

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那次事故中有很多人遇难。

    nà cì shì gù zhōng yǒu hěn duō rén yù nàn。

    Many people perished in that accident.

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Related words

难

nán

difficult (to...)

遇

yù

to meet

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

遇到

yù dào

to meet

困难

kùn nan

difficult

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

难受

nán shòu

to feel unwell

待遇

dài yù

treatment

难怪

nán guài

(it's) no wonder (that...)

难看

nán kàn

ugly

难题

nán tí

difficult problem

难听

nán tīng

unpleasant to hear

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