public memorial service
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to hold a public memorial service; to publicly mourn
formalOften used for official ceremonies honoring martyrs, national heroes, or victims of significant tragedies.
Quán全
shì市
rén人
mín民
gōng公
jì祭
zài在
dì地
zhèn震
zhōng中
yù遇
nàn难
de的
tóng同
bāo胞
。
The entire city held a public memorial service for compatriots who perished in the earthquake.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jiāng将
wèi为
kàng抗
yì疫
yīng英
xióng雄
jǔ举
xíng行
gōng公
jì祭
huó活
dòng动
。
The government will hold a public memorial activity for the heroes who fought the epidemic.
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Měi每
nián年
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
，
xué学
xiào校
zǔ组
zhī织
shī师
shēng生
gōng公
jì祭
gé革
mìng命
xiān先
liè烈
。
Every year on Qingming Festival, the school organizes teachers and students to publicly honor revolutionary martyrs.
noun
a public memorial service; a public mourning ceremony
formalRefers to the ceremony or event itself, typically solemn and formal.
Shàng上
wǔ午
shí十
diǎn点
，
gōng公
jì祭
zài在
āi哀
yuè乐
shēng声
zhōng中
zhèng正
shì式
kāi开
shǐ始
。
At 10 AM, the public memorial service officially began amid the sound of funeral music.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
zhuāng庄
yán严
ér而
sù肃
mù穆
de的
gōng公
jì祭
。
This was a solemn and dignified public memorial service.
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Tā他
zuò作
wéi为
dài代
biǎo表
zài在
gōng公
jì祭
shàng上
xuān宣
dú读
le了
dào悼
cí词
。
As a representative, he read a eulogy at the public memorial service.