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  • v.(of grown-up people) pass away

    • tā fù qīn zǎo yǐ qù shì

      父亲去世

      His father passed away long ago.

    • tā yé ye shì qián nián qù shì de

      爷爷前年去世

      His grandfather died the year before last.

    • tā liǎng gè yuè qián qù shì le

      去世

      He died two months ago.

    • qù shì nà yī tiān

      去世

      day of departure

    • tīng shuō nǐ fù qīn shàng gè yuè qù shì le wǒ hěn nán guò

      听说父亲去世难过

      I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last month.

    • yīn bìng qù shì

      去世

      die of an illness

    • tā zài shuì mián zhōng qù shì

      睡眠去世

      She passed away in her sleep.

    • tā zài nà lǐ shēng huó hé gōng zuò zhí dào qù nián qù shì

      那里生活工作直到去年去世

      He lived and worked there until his death last year.

    • wǒ men dōu wèi tā de qù shì shēn gǎn bēi tòng

      我们去世悲痛

      We were all deeply affected by her death.

    • tā zài chuàng zuò chū zuì hòu yī bù gē jù hòu bù jiǔ biàn qù shì le

      创作最后歌剧不久便去世

      He composed his last opera shortly before he died.

Word usage

  • Note
    "去世" is different from "逝世". "逝世" is used for the elderly or respected people, and used in formal cases; "去世" is used for adults, which is more euphemistic than "死去", is not as formal as "逝世."