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去世

qù shìㄑㄩˋ ㄕˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: KHỨ THẾ

Traditional: 去世

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to pass away; to die

A polite, respectful alternative to 死.

Examples

  • 他爷爷去年去世了。

    tā yé ye qù nián qù shì le.

    His grandfather passed away last year.

  • 她母亲去世得很早。

    tā mǔ qīn qù shì dé hěn zǎo.

    Her mother died young.

  • 听说老校长去世了，大家都很难过。

    tīng shuō lǎo xiào zhǎng qù shì le, dà jiā dōu hěn nán guò.

    Everyone was sad to hear the old headmaster had passed away.

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Stroke order

KHỨ · 5 strokes

to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used

THẾ · 5 strokes

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