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去世

qù shì
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to pass away
  2. 2. to die

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Usage notes

Collocations

通常用于人,不与时间、地点等搭配;可说“因病去世”,不说“在去年去世”若无上下文。

Formality

去世是较为委婉的说法,比“死”正式,但不如“逝世”庄重。

Example Sentences

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他的祖父去年 去世 了。
His grandfather passed away last year.
54岁 去世
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 347171)
他54歲時 去世
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 785296)
聽說他 去世 了。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2093558)

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Child Words of 去世