cremate; incinerate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cremate; to incinerate (corpses, paper money, religious items, etc.)
formalFormal term commonly used in funeral contexts for burning remains or paper offerings to the dead. Distinct from casual burning (烧), implying ritual or formal disposal.
Yí遗
tǐ体
zài在
bìn殡
yí仪
guǎn馆
bèi被
fén焚
huà化
le了
。
The remains were cremated at the funeral parlor.
Rén人
men们
zài在
mù墓
qián前
fén焚
huà化
zhǐ纸
qián钱
jì祭
diàn奠
zǔ祖
xiān先
。
People burn paper money in front of the tomb to honor their ancestors.
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Zhè这
zuò座
pò破
sǔn损
de的
shén神
xiàng像
bèi被
sēng僧
rén人
men们
fén焚
huà化
le了
。
The damaged statue was burned by the monks.