guān棺cai材
棺
材
HSK 7-9
common
noun
Meaning of 棺材
棺材 means coffin; casket; sarcophagus. Pronounced guān cai. HSK 7-9.
- coffin; casket; sarcophagus
Definitions & Examples
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
，
lǎo老
rén人
de的
guān棺
cai材
shì是
yòng用
shàng上
hǎo好
de的
mù木
cái材
zhì制
zuò作
de的
。
According to tradition, the old man's coffin was made from high-quality wood.
Zàng葬
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
rén人
men们
tái抬
zhe着
guān棺
cai材
zǒu走
xiàng向
mù墓
dì地
。
At the funeral, people carried the coffin toward the cemetery.
Zhè这
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
“
bù不
jiàn见
guān棺
cai材
bù不
luò落
lèi泪
”
bǐ比
yù喻
bù不
dào到
jué绝
jìng境
bù不
sǐ死
xīn心
。
The idiom 'not shedding tears until seeing the coffin' means not giving up until reaching a desperate situation.
Gǔ古
āi埃
jí及
fǎ法
lǎo老
de的
shí石
guān棺
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
měi美
。
The stone sarcophagi of ancient Egyptian pharaohs were extremely exquisite.