死去 (sǐ qù) — to die, to pass away | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to dieto pass away

Examples

死去。
Tā de zǔ fù qù nián sǐ qù le.
His grandfather passed away last year.
死去。
Zhè zhǒng huā zài dōng tiān huì sǐ qù.
This kind of flower will die in winter.
死去。
Lǎo rén ān jìng dì sǐ qù le.
The old man died peacefully.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

死 means die and 去 adds the sense of going away, giving pass away.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尸

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

死 is built from 歹 and 尸: 歹 is the part tied to the meaning, and 尸 gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

大大dàman
口口kǒumouth, object

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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