逝
世

To pass away in Chinese: 逝世 (shì shì)

shì shì

to pass away

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pass away
  2. 2to die

Stroke order

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逝
世

Zhuyin

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这位老人昨天安静地逝世了。

    zhè wèi lǎo rén zuó tiān ān jìng dì shì shì le。

    This old man passed away peacefully yesterday.

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Related words

世界

shì jiè

world

世纪

shì jì

century

去世

qù shì

to pass away

世代

shì dài

for many generations

世故

shì gù

the ways of the world

世袭

shì xí

succession

问世

wèn shì

to be published

世界杯

shì jiè bēi

World Cup

全世界

quán shì jiè

worldwide

世界级

shì jiè jí

world-class

举世闻名

jǔ shì wén míng

world-famous (idiom)

举世无双

jǔ shì wú shuāng

unrivaled (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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