Chinese Vocabulary
去世
to pass away
去世
qùshì4th tone
- Pinyin
- qùshì
- Strokes
- 10
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 去世
去世 is written with 10 strokes (去: 5, 世: 5). The animation replays automatically.
Usage
The respectful way to say someone died.
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这个星期，刘欢去世了。
This week, Liu Huan passed away.
Liu Huan, Who Sang the 2008 Beijing Olympics Theme 'You and Me,' Dies at 63
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