yù​nàn HSK7

perish

遇难 (遇難) yù​nàn
perish verb
to lose one's life in an accident or natural disaster

Many passengers unfortunately perished in this plane crash.

be killed verb
to be murdered or assassinated, often for a cause or during a violent incident

The famous reporter unfortunately died while reporting on the front lines.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.64 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
10.1 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT