死去

Traditional: 死去

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Translation

to die, to pass away

Word origin

A compound of 死 (sǐ, to die) and the directional 去 (qù, to go away), together stressing that someone has departed in death. The character 死 combines the bone radical with a kneeling figure.

Origin
compound
Root
死 (sǐ, to die) + 去 (qù, to go away)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 死

Stroke order for 去

Examples

His grandfather passed away last year.

Many animals died in the fire.

The old man died peacefully.

We miss our departed loved ones.

shùquē

These trees died from lack of water.

死去 (sǐ qù) means to die or pass away. It is used for the death of people, animals and plants.

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This word is part of lesson 27.