Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
去世
qùshì
Description
"去世"的意思是人死了，这是一个比较正式、比较礼貌的说法。
"去世" means that a person has died; it is a more formal and polite expression.
我们常常用它来说家人或者老人过世。
We often use it to refer to the passing of family members or elderly people.
Meanings
去世qùshì
to pass away; to die (polite)
他的爷爷去年去世了。
His grandfather passed away last year.
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Notes
- Nuance
More polite and formal than 死; used respectfully for people, not animals.
- Etymology
去 (to leave) + 世 (world), literally "to leave the world."
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