逝去 (shì qù) — to pass away, to elapse (of time); to be gone (euphemism for death)
Definition
Literate 'to pass away / elapse' — a written, euphemistic verb for time slipping by or someone dying, used in formal prose and obituaries rather than daily speech.
verb
to pass awayto elapse (of time)to be gone (euphemism for death)
Examples
- 逝去，。Shí guāng shì qù, zhuǎn yǎn jiān wǒ men yǐ jīng lǎo le.Time passes, and in the blink of an eye we are already old.
- 逝去，。Tā shì qù de shí hou, jiā rén dōu péi zài shēn biān.When he passed away, his family was by his side.
- 逝去。Nà xiē měi hǎo de huí yì yǒng yuǎn bú huì shì qù.Those beautiful memories will never fade away.
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