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HSK
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pass away

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qu4shi4 qùshì

Meaning


Primary

pass away

Alternatives

die

Mnemonic


When you 去世 pass away, you 去 go away from this world, leaving it for the future 世 generations.

Usage


他 爺爺 是 前年 去世 的。

His grandfather passed away the year before last.

祖母 去世 兩 年 了。

Grandma passed away two years ago.