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去世
qù shì
Meaning
- to pass away
Definition
指人死亡，离开人世。
To pass away; to die.
Usage
通常用于委婉地表达死亡，常带敬意或悲伤的语境。
Usually used euphemistically to express death, often in respectful or sorrowful contexts.
Examples
- 1 他的祖父去年因病去世了。（His grandfather passed away due to illness last year.）
- 2 这位伟大作家于2010年去世，享年88岁。（The great writer passed away in 2010 at the age of 88.）
- 3 听到她去世的消息，我们都非常难过。（We were all very sad to hear the news of her passing.）
- 4 他去世后，家人为他举行了隆重的葬礼。（After his death, his family held a grand funeral for him.）
- 5 那位老人是在睡梦中安详去世的。（The old man passed away peacefully in his sleep.）
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