the United StatesMěiguó美国senatorcānyìyuán参议员Graham (Lindsey Graham, US Senator)Géléiémǔ格雷厄姆suddenly / unexpectedlytūrán突然to pass away / to dieqùshì去世，to have lived to the age of (obituary term)xiǎngnián享年71 years old71 suì71岁。
the United States
Měiguó
美国
senator
cānyìyuán
参议员
Graham (Lindsey Graham, US Senator)
Géléiémǔ
格雷厄姆
suddenly / unexpectedly
tūrán
突然
to pass away / to die
qùshì
去世
to have lived to the age of (obituary term)
xiǎngnián
享年
71 years old
71 suì
71岁
the United States
Měiguó
美国
the Republican Party
Gònghédǎng
共和党
senator
cānyìyuán
参议员
Lindsey Graham (US Republican Senator from South Carolina)
Línsài Géléiémǔ
林赛·格雷厄姆
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
July 11th
qīyuè shíyī rì
七月十一日
evening / night
wǎn
晚
suddenly / unexpectedly
tūrán
突然
to pass away / to die
qùshì
去世
to have lived to the age of
xiǎngnián
享年
71 years old
71 suì
71岁
July 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
the United States
Měiguó
美国
South Carolina (US state)
Nán Kǎluóláinà Zhōu
南卡罗来纳州
the Republican Party
Gònghédǎng
共和党
senator
cānyìyuán
参议员
Lindsey Graham (US Senator)
Línsài Géléiémǔ
林赛·格雷厄姆
on / at (formal time marker)
yú
于
July 11th
qīyuè shíyī rì
七月十一日
evening
wǎn
晚
suddenly / unexpectedly
tūrán
突然
to pass away / to die
qùshì
去世
to have lived to the age of
xiǎngnián
享年
71 years old
71 suì
71岁
his
tā de
他的
office
bàngōngshì
办公室
said / stated
shuō
说
Graham
Géléiémǔ
格雷厄姆
after
zài
在
brief / short
duǎnzàn
短暂
to become ill / to fall sick
shēngbìng
生病
after / following
hòu
后
to pass away
qùshì
去世
did not / there was no
méiyǒu
没有
publicly / openly
gōngkāi
公开
to state / to explain
shuōmíng
说明
the cause / the reason
yuányīn
原因
Graham
Géléiémǔ
格雷厄姆
in / at
zài
在
the United States
Měiguó
美国
Congress / parliament
guóhuì
国会
to work / served
gōngzuò
工作
aspect marker (completion)
le
了
many years
hěn duō nián
很多年
is / was
shì
是
the United States
Měiguó
美国
important / significant
zhòngyào de
重要的
foreign policy
wàijiāo zhèngcè
外交政策
legislator / congressman
yìyuán
议员
he / him
tā
他
always / consistently
yīzhí
一直
is / was
shì
是
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Trump (Donald Trump, US President)
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
possessive particle
de
的
supporter / backer
zhīchízhě
支持者
also
yě
也
was
shì
是
this year
jīnnián
今年
senate seat
cānyìyuán
参议员
election
xuǎnjǔ
选举
attributive particle
de
的
candidate
hòuxuǎnrén
候选人
to pass away
qùshì
去世
before / prior to
qián
前
a few days
jǐ tiān
几天
Graham
Géléiémǔ
格雷厄姆
just / just recently
gānggāng
刚刚
went to
qù le
去了
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
capital city
shǒudū
首都
Kyiv (capital of Ukraine)
Jīfǔ
基辅
met with
jiàn le
见了
president
zǒngtǒng
总统
Zelensky (Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President)
Zéliánsījī
泽连斯基
many / a lot of
hěn duō
很多
countries / nations
guójiā
国家
leader / head of state
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
to express / to show
biǎoshì
表示
condolences / mourning
āidào
哀悼
including
bāokuò
包括
Ukraine
Wūkèlán
乌克兰
and
hé
和
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
possessive particle
de
的
leaders
lǐngdǎorén
领导人
South Carolina
Nán Kǎluóláinà Zhōu
南卡罗来纳州
governor (of a US state)
zhōuzhǎng
州长
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to appoint / to designate
rènmìng
任命
one (person, polite counting word)
yī wèi
一位
new
xīn
新
senator
cānyìyuán
参议员
to come to / in order to
lái
来
to take over / to succeed
jiētì
接替
his
tā de
他的
position / post
zhíwèi
职位
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China & WorldUS Senator Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 After Sudden Illness
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on the evening of July 11 after a brief and sudden illness at the age of 71.
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