故去 (gù qù) — to pass away (formal, respectful)

Definition

Examples

• 他的祖父去年故去了。
  Tā de zǔ fù qù nián gù qù le.
  His grandfather passed away last year.
• 这位老教授故去后，许多学生前来悼念。
  Zhè wèi lǎo jiào shòu gù qù hòu, xǔ duō xué shēng qián lái dào niàn.
  After the old professor passed away, many students came to mourn.
• 故去之人已安息，生者当珍惜当下。
  gù qù Zhī rén yǐ ān xī, shēng zhě dāng zhēn xī dāng xià.
  The departed have found peace; the living should cherish the present.