She read the letter, and so she came to learn that he was dead.
死讯
news of sb's death
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Meaning and common use
news of sb's death
How 死讯 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 死讯 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
No published English translation for this sentence.
Words that keep company with 死讯.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 死讯.
Directly before
- 的死讯2
Directly after
- 死讯后1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 死讯
What does 死讯 mean in Chinese?
死讯 (sǐxùn) means news of sb's death.
How do you pronounce 死讯?
死讯 is pronounced sǐxùn.
Is 死讯 an HSK word?
死讯 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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