去世 — meaning in English
qù shì
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English meaning
Senses
去世 is used for these senses in English:
- blot out (transitive) To make indecipherable; to obliterate.
- die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
- pass away (archaic, literary) To disappear; to cease to be; to be no more.
- peg out (slang, intransitive) To die. [from 19th c.]
- slip away To disappear; to elude one; to recede; to dwindle.
- succumb (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
die — full definition
- verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
- verb To stop working or functioning; to break down.
- verb To want something so much it feels overwhelming (informal, exaggerated use).
- noun A small cube marked with dots on each face, used in games of chance (plural: dice).
- noun A tool or mold used to cut or shape metal, plastic, or other material into a specific form.
succumb — full definition
- verb To give in to something overpowering, such as pressure, temptation, or illness.
- verb To die, especially from an illness or injury.
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