# 逝世 (shìshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 逝世 (shìshì) means “to pass away”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pass away
- Pinyin: shìshì (shi4 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 那位著名作家昨天安然逝世。
  Nà wèi zhùmíng zuòjiā zuótiān ānrán shìshì.
  That famous writer passed away peacefully yesterday.

## Characters

- 逝 (shì): (of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die
- 世 (shì): life; age

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-shi-pass-away/

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