Meaning of 奔丧
奔丧 means to hurry home to attend a parent's or senior relative's funeral. Pronounced bēn sāng.
- to hurry home to attend a parent's or senior relative's funeral
Definitions & Examples
Jiē接
dào到
fù父
qin亲
bìng病
gù故
de的
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
lián连
yè夜
bēn奔
sāng丧
。
Upon receiving news of his father's passing, he rushed home overnight for the funeral.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
guān官
yuán员
ruò若
fù父
mǔ母
qù去
shì世
，
bì必
xū须
gào告
jià假
huí回
xiāng乡
bēn奔
sāng丧
。
In ancient times, if an official's parents passed away, they had to request leave to return home for the funeral.
Tā她
cōng匆
cōng匆
chǔ处
lǐ理
wán完
shǒu手
tóu头
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
lì立
kè刻
mǎi买
piào票
bēn奔
sāng丧
qù去
le了
。
She hastily finished the work at hand and immediately bought a ticket to rush home for the funeral.
Xiōng兄
dì弟
èr二
rén人
shōu收
dào到
è噩
hào耗
hòu后
，
yī一
tóng同
cóng从
Shàng上
hǎi海
bēn奔
sāng丧
huí回
lǎo老
jiā家
。
After receiving the sad news, the two brothers together rushed from Shanghai back to their hometown for the funeral.