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英年早逝 meaning in English

yīngniánzǎoshì

to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime

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Meaning of 英年早逝

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yīngniánzǎoshì
  1. to die an untimely death (idiom)
  2. to be cut off in one's prime

英年早逝 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

英yīng年nián早zǎo逝shì。
Whom the gods love die young.

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英 yīng · petal · 8 strokes

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年 nián · year · 6 strokes

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早 zǎo · early · 6 strokes

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逝 shì · to die · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 英年早逝.

早上zǎoshangearly morning
今年jīnniánthis year
去年qùniánlast year
明年míngniánnext year
半年bàn niánhalf a year
新年xīnniánNew Year
早饭zǎofànbreakfast
年轻niánqīngyoung
早就zǎo jiùalready at an earlier time
早餐zǎocānbreakfast
早晨zǎochenearly morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)

Questions about 英年早逝

What does 英年早逝 mean?

英年早逝 (yīngniánzǎoshì) means "to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime".

How do you write 英年早逝?

英年早逝 is made of 4 characters: 英 (8 strokes), 年 (6 strokes), 早 (6 strokes), 逝 (10 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.