Chinese Traditional: 過世
Chinese Simplified: 过世
Pinyin: guo4 shi4
Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ
English Meaning: to pass away, to die

Example Sentences:

我叔叔去年因為癌症過世。
我叔叔去年因为癌症过世。
wo3 shu2 shu5 qu4 nian2 yin1 wei4 ai2 zheng4 guo4 shi4.
My uncle died of cancer last year.
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他的外婆過世了。
他的外婆过世了。
ta1 de5 wai4 po2 guo4 shi4 le5.
His grandmother died.
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曾祖母過世後,這個戒指在我的家族代代相傳。
曾祖母过世后,这个戒指在我的家族代代相传。
zeng1 zu3 mu3 guo4 shi4 hou4, zhe4 ge5 jie4 zhi3 zai4 wo3 de5 jia1 zu2 dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2.
This ring had been passed down through my family after great-grandmother's death.
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Related Words:

 

guò

1. (experienced action marker) 2. to go over, to pass, to cross 3. to live, to get along 4. to spend time, to pass time 5. fault, mistake 6. to exceed, to surpass, to be over 7. excessively, too- 8. to pass an exam

Here: to go over, to pass, to cross

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shì

1. world 2. generation 3. era, epoch 4. lifetime

Here: lifetime

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