Various expression to describe "to die"

 "Death" is expressed and described in various ways

 

死亡	死亡	sǐwáng	◊ die, perish, get killed ◊ death
喪命	丧命	sàngmìng	◊ lose one's life (mostly as a result of violence)
喪生	丧生	sàngshēng	◊ lose one's life (mostly as a result of an accident, disaster etc.)
遇難	遇难	yùnàn	◊ be killed (by accident or murder)
罹難	罹难	línàn	◊ die in a disaster or accident ◊ be murdered
慘遭不測	惨遭不测	cǎnzāo bùcè	◊ suffer a tragic (or horrible) accident, mishap, often referring to death
滅頂	灭顶	mièdǐng	◊ be drowned [literally or figuratively] ◊ be submerged in water over one's head

 

去世	去世	qùshì	◊ pass away, die (of adults)
逝世	逝世	shìshì	◊ pass away, die

 

 

身故	身故	shēngù	◊ die (of a person)
卒於…年	卒于…年	zúyú...nián	◊  die, pass away in the year of ...

 

 

病故	病故	bìnggù	◊ die from an illness
病逝	病逝	bìngshì	◊ die of illness
不治	不治	bùzhì	◊ to die of illness or injury despite medical help
迴天乏術	回天乏术	huítiān fáshù	◊ die in spite of medical effort to rescue

 

 

往生	往生	wǎngshēng	◊ {Buddhism} be reborn in paradise
歸西	归西	guīxī	◊ {euphemism} "return to the west(ern paradise)" ◊ die
涅槃/	涅盘	nièpán	◊ [ Buddhist term "nirvana"] reach "nirvana" (referring to transcending the eathly world)
圓寂	圆寂	yuánjì	◊ {Buddhism} die (of monks, nuns)
駕崩	驾崩	jiàbēng	◊ die (of the Emperor)

 

 

命喪黃泉	命丧黄泉	mìng sàng huángquán	◊ lose one’s life in the netherworld
一命嗚呼	一命呜呼	yīmìng wūhū	◊ die, kick the bucket
回光返照	回光返照	huíguāng fǎnzhào	◊ return to consciousness just before death
嚥氣	咽气	yànqì	◊ breathe one's last, die ◊ be startled
彌留	弥留	míliú	◊ barely alive, at the point of death
長眠	长眠	chángmián	◊ {euphemism} eternal sleep [i.e. death]
見閻王	见阎王	jiàn Yánwang	◊  {Buddhism}call on  Yama, the King of Hell