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去世 qùshì

去世 qùshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 去世 qùshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qùshì | qu4 shi4
English translation
to pass away
to die

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Traditional form

去世 qùshì

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí
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Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 去世 qùshì

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Explanation

Origin unclear. The kǒu component is variously explained as (1) an opening to a building or cave that the person is departing from, or (2) an anus, i.e. the orifice through which things leave a person.

Positional decomposition

土厶

Number of Strokes

5
Shì

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Three copies of shí (ten) to make 30, similar to the archaic character (30). Conveys the meaning "30-year generation", also symbolizing a branching family tree.

Positional decomposition

廿 niàn

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 去世 qùshì

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Wén Líng 去世 qùshì ,我们 wǒmen 非常 fēicháng 悲痛 bēi tòng .

We were very saddened to hear of the death of your mother.

祖父 zǔfù zài jiǔ 十八 shí bā suì 高龄 gāo líng shí 去世 qùshì .

His grandfather died at an advanced age of

hěn 遗憾 yíhàn zài 五六年 qián 去世 qùshì le

He died five or six years ago I'm sad to say.

格雷戈尔 ài de 姐姐 jiějie de 去世 qùshì 显然 xiǎnrán 仍令悲伤 bēi shāng 不已 bù yǐ

Gregor loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him.

zài 一家 yī jiā 养老院 yǎng lǎo yuàn 去世 qùshì 享年 xiǎng nián 87 suì

He died in a nursing home at the age of

去世 qùshì Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 去世 qùshì and their own compounds.

去世 qùshì Compounds

See all 118 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 去世 qùshì in their composition.

    • què
      • jiǎo , jiǎo
    • diū
      • gài
        • , , , , ,
      • , , , , , , , , , , , , , yàn , , , , ,
    • jié , qiè , , , , , , , qiè , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , jié , , , , ,
  • Shì
    • shì
        • shè , , , ,
      • dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , xiè , xiè , dié , dié , dié , xiè , , xiè , dié , , shè , , , , , , , , , dié ,
    • xiè , , , , , xiè , xiè , zhì , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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