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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

去世 [qùshì]
  1. 1. verb pass away

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

去世 [qùshì]
  1. 1. (of grown-up people) die; pass away;pass over
    他爷爷是前年去世的。
    His grandfather died the year before last.
    听说你父亲上个月去世了,我很难过。
    I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last month.
  2. 2. noun passing

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

去世 [qùshì]
  1. 1. 离开人世;死去(用于成年人并有庄重色彩)
    老夫人去世了。

Examples

他出世才三天,他妈妈就去世了。
His mother died three days after he was born.
伯母去世,你要看开些,不要过分悲伤。
Auntie has passed away. Try to resign yourself to that fact and don't grieve too much.
他听到老师去世的消息,非常难过。
He was deeply grieved to learn that his teacher had died.
听说你父亲上个月去世了,我很难过。
I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last month.
去世,他的苦恼就一了百了了。
With his death all his woes ended.
爷爷去世了,爸爸向亲朋好友发了哀启。
When Grandfather died, Father sent the obituary to friends and family.
他过早地去世,壮志不遂。
He died early with his ambitions unfulfilled.
马季先生的去世真是出人意外。
Mr. Ma ji's death was unexpected.
得知他去世的消息,我催心剖肝。
On hearing the news of his death, I was deeply grieved.

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