英年早逝 yīng nián zǎo shì

to die an untimely death (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24841st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
英 yīng HSK 5
English; British; United Kingdom
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
早 zǎo HSK 2
early; morning; Good morning!
逝 shì HSK 6
to die; (of time) to pass