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逝 shì

to die, to pass away

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
辶
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 辶折 ⿺辶折

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  1. 那位作家去年逝世了。
    Nà wèi zuòjiā qùnián shìshì le.
    That writer passed away last year.
    that (measure) writer last-year pass-away (particle)
  2. 他是什么时候逝世的？
    Tā shì shénme shíhou shìshì de?
    When did he pass away?
    he is what time pass-away (particle)
  3. 请大家为逝世的老人默哀一分钟。
    Qǐng dàjiā wèi shìshì de lǎorén mò'āi yì fēnzhōng.
    Please everyone observe a minute of silence for the deceased elder.
    please everyone for pass-away (particle) old-person silent-mourn one minute
  4. 他并没有逝世，只是生病住院了。
    Tā bìng méiyǒu shìshì, zhǐshì shēngbìng zhùyuàn le.
    He didn't pass away, he just got sick and was hospitalized.
    he not-at-all not-have pass-away, just get-sick hospitalize (particle)
  5. 时间飞逝，转眼间爷爷已经逝世十年了。
    Shíjiān fēishì, zhuǎnyǎnjiān yéye yǐjīng shìshì shí nián le.
    Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, grandpa has been gone for ten years.
    time fly-pass, blink-eye-between grandpa already pass-away ten year (particle)

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