Definition

Adjective * Dead in battle, killed in action: Describes a person who has died while fighting in a war or on a battlefield. It carries a connotation of sacrifice and honor for one's country or cause.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Người lính đó đã tử trận trong trận chiến cuối cùng. (That soldier was killed in action in the final battle.)
  • Hàng nghìn binh sĩ đã tử trận để bảo vệ tổ quốc. (Thousands of troops died in battle defending the homeland.)
  • Gia đình nhận được tin anh ấy tử trận. (The family received news that he had fallen in combat.)

Advanced Usage

• "Liệt sĩ tử trận": A martyr/soldier who died in battle. This is a common and respectful compound term.
  • Lễ truy điệu các liệt sĩ tử trận. (A memorial service for the martyrs who died in battle.)
• "Hy sinh và tử trận": Sacrificed and died in battle. Often used together to emphasize the nature of the death.
  • Họ đã hy sinh và tử trận một cách anh dũng. (They sacrificed and died in battle heroically.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tử vong (v/n): To die; a death. A more general, neutral term for death from any cause.
• Hy sinh (v/n): To sacrifice; a sacrifice. Can refer to dying for a cause, but also to giving up something valuable. Broader than "tử trận".
• Tử nạn (v): To die in an accident.
• Tử thương (v): To die from wounds/injuries (can be from battle or other causes).

Synonyms

• Chết trận (v, less formal): To die in battle.
• Hi sinh (v/n): To sacrifice; a sacrifice. (Commonly used interchangeably with "tử trận" in patriotic contexts, though "hy sinh" is broader).
• Bỏ mình (v, literary): To perish, to lay down one's life.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "Tử trận như một anh hùng": To die in battle like a hero.
  • Ông ấy đã tử trận như một anh hùng. (He died in battle like a hero.)
• "Nơi tử trận": The place where one fell in battle.
  • Họ dựng đài tưởng niệm ngay tại nơi tử trận. (They erected a memorial right at the place where he fell in battle.)

adj

1. dead in battle