cremate; incinerate (a corpse)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cremate; to incinerate a corpse
formalRefers specifically to the process of reducing a human body to ashes by burning, usually as a funeral practice. It is a formal and respectful term.
Àn按
zhào照
tā他
de的
yí遗
zhǔ嘱
，
yí遗
tǐ体
jiāng将
bèi被
huǒ火
huà化
。
According to his will, the remains will be cremated.
Huǒ火
huà化
yí仪
shì式
jiāng将
zài在
bìn殡
yí仪
guǎn馆
jǔ举
xíng行
。
The cremation ceremony will be held at the funeral home.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
wén文
huà化
chuán传
tǒng统
qīng倾
xiàng向
yú于
tǔ土
zàng葬
ér而
fēi非
huǒ火
huà化
。
Some cultural traditions favor burial over cremation.
Huǒ火
huà化
hòu后
de的
gǔ骨
huī灰
kě可
yǐ以
cún存
fàng放
zài在
gǔ骨
huī灰
hé盒
lǐ里
。
The ashes after cremation can be kept in an urn.