Chinese Word: 逝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

逝HSK 6

Pinyin: shì

English Definition: (of time) to pass; to die

Chinese Definition:
①过去，往：逝去。逝川(逝去的流水，喻过去了的岁月或事物)。光阴易逝。“子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫！”。
②死，多用于对死者的敬意：逝世。长逝。仙逝。
③古同“誓”，表决心之词。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 辵

Pictophonetic:折 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 辶 [ chuò ] to walk; walking
- 折 [ zhé ] to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble

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1		tā 他 cháng cháng 常常 xiǎng niàn 想念 shì qù 逝去 de 的 fù qīn 父亲。 He often misses his deceased father.
2		mù bēi 墓碑 shàng 上 kè zhe 刻着 shì zhě 逝者 de 的 míng zi 名字。 The tombstone bears the name of the deceased.
3		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zūn zhòng 尊重 shì zhě 逝者 de 的 yí yuàn 遗愿。 We need to respect the wishes of the deceased.
4		shì qù 逝去 de 的 suì yuè 岁月， liú xià 留下 de 的 zhǐ yǒu 只有 huí yì 回忆。 Only memories are left behind in the passing years.
5		shí jiān 时间 fēi shì 飞逝， zhǎ yǎn 眨眼 zhī jiān 之间 yī miǎo zhōng 一秒钟 yǐ jīng 已经 guò qù 过去 le 了。 Time flies, in the blink of an eye, one second has passed.

1		tā 他 cháng cháng 常常 xiǎng niàn 想念 shì qù 逝去 de 的 fù qīn 父亲。 He often misses his deceased father.
2		mù bēi 墓碑 shàng 上 kè zhe 刻着 shì zhě 逝者 de 的 míng zi 名字。 The tombstone bears the name of the deceased.
3		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zūn zhòng 尊重 shì zhě 逝者 de 的 yí yuàn 遗愿。 We need to respect the wishes of the deceased.
4		shì qù 逝去 de 的 suì yuè 岁月， liú xià 留下 de 的 zhǐ yǒu 只有 huí yì 回忆。 Only memories are left behind in the passing years.
5		shí jiān 时间 fēi shì 飞逝， zhǎ yǎn 眨眼 zhī jiān 之间 yī miǎo zhōng 一秒钟 yǐ jīng 已经 guò qù 过去 le 了。 Time flies, in the blink of an eye, one second has passed.