Definition
罹 (lí) is a literary bound form (cannot stand alone) meaning 'to suffer or encounter (a misfortune, disaster, or illness)'. You'll see it in formal compounds like 罹难 (to die in a disaster), 罹患 (to contract a disease), and 罹祸 (to meet with calamity). It carries a classical, elevated tone and is rarely used in everyday speech.
b.f.
(bound form, literary) to sufferto encounter (disaster, illness, misfortune)
Examples
- ，。Tā zài kōngnàn zhōng lí nàn, nián jǐn sānshí suì.He perished in the plane crash at only thirty years old.
- 罹，。Lǎorén chángqī lí huàn zhòng bìng, shēnghuó shífēn jiānnán.The old man has long suffered from a serious illness, making life very difficult.
- 罹，。Yīn búshèn lí huò, gōngsī sǔnshī cǎnzhòng.Due to careless misfortune, the company suffered heavy losses.
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