Verbdie; pass away

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Character Breakdown

去世 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 去世 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 去世 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
rán
shì
neutral
pass away suddenly
xìng
shì
formalWritten
pass away unfortunately
Subject + Verbwith亲人
qīn
rén
shì
neutral
a family member passes away
Verb + Complementwith
yīn
bìng
shì
neutral
pass away due to illness

Example Sentences with 去世

de
shì
le
His grandfather passed away.
jìn
guǎn
nián
jiù
shì
le
dàn
de
jīng
shén
chǎn
rán
zhe
men
Although he passed away last year, his spiritual legacy continues to inspire us.
zhī
dào
wèi
shòu
rén
zūn
jìng
de
lǎo
jiào
shòu
shì
shén
me
shí
hòu
shì
de
ma
Do you know when that respected old professor passed away?
wèi
zhù
míng
de
zuò
jiā
nián
yīn
bìng
shì
le
That famous writer passed away last year due to illness.
bìng
méi
yǒu
rán
shì
ér
shì
cháng
bìng
kàng
zhēng
hòu
ān
xiáng
kāi
le
He did not die suddenly, but passed away peacefully after a long struggle with illness.
wài
shì
hòu
men
quán
jiā
jué
dìng
jiāng
de
shì
zhěng
chéng
běn
huí
After my grandmother passed away, our whole family decided to compile her stories into a memoir.
tīng
dào
wài
shì
de
xiāo
men
dōu
gǎn
dào
fēi
cháng
nán
guò
We all felt very sad upon hearing the news of his unexpected passing.
tīng
shuō
shàng
zhōu
shì
le
men
chōu
kōng
wèi
wèn
xià
I heard his grandfather passed away last week; we should find time to offer our condolences.