Definition
去世 (qùshì) is the most common neutral euphemism for 'to pass away' in everyday Chinese, suitable for ordinary people and situations. It is less formal than 逝世 (shìshì, for respected public figures) and less clinical than 死亡 (sǐwáng, 'death' as a biological fact).
verb
to pass awayto die
Easily confused
- 趋势qū shìsound-aliketrend, tendency
Examples
- 去世。Tā de nǎinai jīnnián chūntiān qù shì le.His grandmother passed away this spring.
- 去世，。Tīng dào nà wèi lǎo jiàoshòu qù shì de xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu hěn shāngxīn.Everyone was very sad to hear the news that the old professor had passed away.
- 去世，。Tā qùnián yīn bìng qù shì le, xiǎng nián bāshíliù suì.He died of illness last year at the age of eighty-six.
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