Definition & Meaning

1.die young/prematurely

2.come to a premature end; meet an untimely end

yāo zhé

夭 折

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1
v.die young/prematurely
- yāo zhé de liàn qíng
  夭折的恋情
  a stillborn romance
- nà shí rén men yǎng de zǐ nǚ hěn duō yǐ fáng yǒu hái zi yāo zhé
  那时人们养的子女很多，以防有孩子夭折。
  At that time, people had large families as an insurance against some children dying.
synonym
zǎo yāo早夭 yāo wáng夭亡 yāo shāng夭殇 duǎn shé短折
antonym
cháng shòu长寿
2
v.come to a premature end; meet an untimely end
- tán pàn zhōng tú yāo zhé
  谈判中途夭折。
  The negotiations comes to a premature end.
- shì qing yāo zhé le
  事情夭折了。
  The matter has been aborted.
- sān shí nián dài yāo zhé de xīn qǐ méng yùn dòng
  三十年代夭折的新启蒙运动
  the premature death of the New Enlightenment Movement in theThirties

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