他溺水而亡。

He drowned.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 溺水 nìshuǐ to drown
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=4 亡 wáng
  1. to die
  2. to lose
  3. to be gone
  4. to flee
  5. deceased
=4 亡 wáng old variant of 亡 wáng
=4 亡 wú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 毋 (wú, “don't”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 無 /无 (“not have”)
  3. alternative form of 毋 (wú, “don't”)
  4. alternative form of 無 /无 (“not have”)