huó
mái

common
verb

Meaning of 活埋

活埋 means to bury alive; to inter a living person. Pronounced huó mái.

  • to bury alive; to inter a living person

Definitions & Examples

dài
xiē
bào
jūn
céng
yòng
huó
mái
zuò
wéi
xíng
 

Some ancient tyrants used burying alive as a form of punishment.

Qīn
lüè
zhě
huó
mái
le
duō
de
cūn
mín
 

The invaders buried alive many innocent villagers.

Zhè
xiē
kǎo
xiàn
àn
shì
zhè
néng
shēng
guò
guī
huó
mái
 

These archaeological findings suggest that large-scale live burials may have occurred here.

ge
kǒng
de
shì
 
shòu
hài
zhě
bèi
huó
mái
zài
le
hòu
yuàn
 

In that horror story, the victim was buried alive in the backyard.

Zhè
zhǒng
cán
rěn
de
xíng
wéi
bèi
chēng
wéi
huó
mái
 

This cruel act is called burying alive.

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