die; pass away
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to die; to pass away
literaryLiterary or formal term for death, typically used in written Chinese or formal contexts.
Tā他
yú于
qù去
nián年
xià下
shì世
，
xiǎng享
nián年
bā八
shí十
suì岁
。
He passed away last year at the age of eighty.
Zhè这
wèi位
dà大
shī师
xià下
shì世
hòu后
，
dì弟
zǐ子
men们
wèi为
tā他
jǔ举
xíng行
le了
lóng隆
zhòng重
de的
zàng葬
lǐ礼
。
After this master passed away, his disciples held a grand funeral for him.
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Zǔ祖
fù父
xià下
shì世
qián前
，
bǎ把
jiā家
chǎn产
fēn分
gěi给
le了
jǐ几
gè个
ér儿
zi子
。
Before grandfather died, he distributed the family property among his sons.