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Words with shi shi

shì shì

逝 世

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－3 ZW11

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v.pass away; die
- quán guó āi dào tā de shì shì
  全国哀悼他的逝世。
  The whole country mourned his death.
- tā de shì shì shì guó jiā de zhòng dà sǔn shī
  他的逝世是国家的重大损失。
  His death is a great loss to his country.
- tā de shì shì yǐn fā le dà guī mó de sāo luàn
  她的逝世引发了大规模的骚乱。
  Her death was the occasion of mass riots.
synonym
sǐ wáng死亡 xī shēng牺牲 qù shì去世 sàng shēng丧生 xiān yóu仙游 shēng tiān升天 zuò gǔ作古 yuán jì圆寂 guī tiān归天 wáng gù亡故 xiān shì仙逝 shēn gù身故 yǔn mìng殒命 qì shì弃世 qù shì去逝 cháng cí长辞 yǔn mìng陨命 duàn mìng断命
antonym
dàn shēng诞生 jiàn zài健在 jiàng shēng降生

Word usage

Note
"逝世" is different from "去世". "逝世" is dedicated to the elderly or respected people and is used in formal cases. "去世" is used for adults, which is more euphemistic than "死去", but the "逝世" is more recommended in formal cases.

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