丧生

• 拼音: sàng shēng
• 汉字拆解: 丧 = 哭 (cry/mourn) + 亡 (perish) compound indicating mourning and loss; 生 = 土 (earth) + 丿 (sprouting) = life — 丧生 = to lose one's life

含义

To lose one's life; to perish; to die, especially as the result of an accident, disaster, or violence.

A formal, solemn term used predominantly in news reports, official documents, and historical accounts. Conveys a greater degree of gravity and tragedy than the plain verb 死. Often appears in passive constructions or in descriptions of mass casualties.

例句

1. 这场突如其来的山体滑坡造成多名工人丧生，事故调查组已紧急赶赴现场展开调查工作。
2. 历史文献记载，那次惨烈的海战中双方共有数千名士兵丧生，尸横遍野，令后世读者无不扼腕叹息。
3. 安全专家指出，违规操作和疏于防护是导致这类工地事故中工人丧生的主要原因之一。

用法指南

语境: news, disasters, history, legal

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 这次化工厂爆炸事故造成十七名工人丧生、数十人受伤，相关部门已启动应急响应程序并对事故原因展开全面调查。(This chemical plant explosion caused seventeen workers to lose their lives and dozens more to be injured; the relevant departments have activated emergency response procedures and launched a comprehensive investigation into the cause.)
• 据史书记载，那次大洪水夺走了沿岸数万名百姓的生命，使无数家庭支离破碎、流离失所。(According to historical records, that great flood took the lives of tens of thousands of people along the riverbanks, leaving countless families torn apart and displaced.)

错误说法

• 他丧生了一只猫 — 丧生 is used for human death only; use 死了 or 去世 for animal deaths and informal contexts; never use 丧生 as a transitive verb with an object

起源与历史

丧 = 亡 (die/perish) embedded in mourning/loss semantics; 生 = 土 + 丿 (life sprouting from earth) = life — together: to lose one's life

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal