辞世

辭世

císhì

verb #27,763

Meanings

1 to pass away
2 to die (literary/formal)
3 to depart from this world

Characters

to take leave of; to resign; words

world; lifetime; generation

Examples

老先生昨日安详辞世，享年八十九岁。

Lǎoxiānsheng zuórì ānxiáng císhì, xiàngnián bāshí jiǔ suì.

The elderly gentleman passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of eighty-nine.

她的父亲在她幼年时便已辞世。

Tā de fùqīn zài tā yòunián shí biàn yǐ císhì.

Her father had already passed away when she was young.

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辞世 is a literary/formal euphemism for death. It is used in written Chinese, obituaries, and respectful speech about elders. More colloquial: 去世 or 过世.

Stroke Order

辞 cí

世 shì