pass away; die
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pass away; to die
formalA euphemistic and respectful term for death, commonly used in both spoken and written language to avoid the direct word '死'.
Tā他
de的
zǔ祖
fù父
qù去
nián年
guò过
shì世
le了
。
His grandfather passed away last year.
Tīng听
dào到
tā他
guò过
shì世
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
bēi悲
tòng痛
。
Everyone was very saddened to hear the news of his passing.
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Lǎo老
rén人
ān安
xiáng详
de地
guò过
shì世
le了
。
The elderly person passed away peacefully.