去世
qùshìTraditional: 去世
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Translation
to pass away, to die
Word origin
A compound of 去 (qù, to leave, to go) and 世 (shì, the world), so literally to leave the world, a gentle way of saying to die.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 去 (qù, to leave) + 世 (shì, the world)
Stroke order
去
世
Examples
祖。
His grandfather passed away last year.
，。
Everyone was saddened to hear of her passing.
详。
The old man passed away peacefully.
，。
Since his father passed away, he has become very quiet.
九。
That writer was ninety years old when he passed away.
去世 (qù shì) means to pass away or die, a polite and respectful term used of people, especially elders. It is softer than the plain 死 (sǐ, to die).
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