This means that he has died, but that his parents are still alive

And it is common to hear it when you are talking about someone who has died, and every native speaker probably knows what it means. But it is not used very often in informal conversation And sorry, I do not know what a “fixed match” is. Could you please explain, and I could let you know?

'Survived by' is usually used when talking about someone who has died. If I say "She is survived by her two children", it means she left behind two children when she died.

Of course, no problem!! Thank you!! Unfortunately I do not know any Americans who are learning Chinese. If anyone who I know ever starts to learn Chinese, I will let you know, though!

This term is never used in the active voice. So you would never hear “His parents survived him”. This term “survived by” has a slightly serious, journalistic tone. When it is used, it has a respectful connotation, and it seems cautious in tone, almost as if it were a way to respect the loss of the person who died. The usage for the preposition “by”—— When you have a *transitive verb*, the passive voice can be often formed by using “by”: Active voice: The bird eats the bread Passive voice: The bread is eaten by the bird —— So, going back to “survived by”- it is an example of a transitive verb (I recommend researching what transitive and intransitive verbs are on Google) that uses “by”. But it is one that is only used in the passive voice. In general, this term holds the implication that surviving someone is an action done to that person I recommend searching on Google: passive voice transitive verbs