去世

qùshì

to pass away; to die

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5

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去
世
  • 世界shìjièworldB3
  • 世纪shìjìcenturyB4
  • 后世hòushìlater generationsB7
  • 家世jiāshìfamily backgroundB7
  • 举世瞩目jǔshì-zhǔmùto receive worldwide attentionB7
  • 世代shìdàifor many generationsB7
  • 世故shìgùthe ways of the worldB7

See it in sentences

他的爷爷去年去世了。

His grandpa passed away last year.

那位老人安静地去世了。

That old man passed away peacefully.