guī
tiān

common

Meaning of 归天

归天 means to pass away; to die; to depart this life. Pronounced guī tiān.

  • to pass away; to die; to depart this life

Definitions & Examples

wèi
shòu
rén
zūn
jìng
de
lǎo
jiào
shòu
zuó
guī
tiān
 

The respected old professor passed away yesterday.

Tīng
wén
lǎo
jiāng
jūn
guī
tiān
 
guó
āi
dào
 

Upon hearing of the old general's passing, the entire nation mourned.

Yuàn
lǎo
rén
jiā
zài
西
fāng
shì
jiè
ān
 
jiù
guī
tiān
 

May the old gentleman rest in peace in the Western Paradise, having passed away.

chán
mián
bìng
shù
yuè
 
zuì
zhōng
ān
rán
guī
tiān
 

He was bedridden for months and finally passed away peacefully.

Zhè
zhǒng
bìng
zài
dāng
shí
yào
zhì
 
bìng
rén
hěn
kuài
jiù
guī
tiān
le
 

This illness was almost untreatable at the time, and patients would pass away quickly.