与世长辞 yǔshìchángcí to pass away Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 与 與 yǔ preposition with with; to; towards; introducing the object of an action世 shì noun world (bound form) the world; the earth; human society长辞 長辭 chángcí to pass away (literary) to bid a long farewell; to pass away; to die; used as a respectful way to refer to someone's death