去世
to pass away
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- 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
HSK 5. Polite word for dying, used of the queen here: 母亲去世后.
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他母亲去世以后他接过王位，到现在已经四年。
He took over the throne after his mother's death, and it has now been four years.
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