去
世

To pass away in Chinese: 去世 (qù shì)

qù shì

to pass away

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to pass away
  2. 2to die

Stroke order

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世

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄩˋ

qù

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 54岁去世。

    54 suì qù shì。

    He died aged 54 years.

  • 汤姆去世了。

    tāng mǔ qù shì le。

    Tom died.

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Related words

去

qù

to go

去年

qù nián

last year

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

世界

shì jiè

world

世纪

shì jì

century

失去

shī qù

to lose

出去

chū qù

to go out

回去

huí qu

to return

进去

jìn qù

to go in

上去

shàng qù

to go up

下去

xià qù

to go down

去掉

qù diào

to get rid of

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