cremation; incineration of a corpse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to cremate; to dispose of a corpse by incineration
formalA modern and common method of handling human remains. The ashes are then typically placed in an urn, buried, or scattered.
Gēn根
jù据
tā他
de的
yí遗
zhǔ嘱
，
tā他
jiāng将
bèi被
huǒ火
zàng葬
。
According to his will, he will be cremated.
Zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
yǒu有
jìn近
yī一
bàn半
de的
rén人
kǒu口
xuǎn选
zé择
huǒ火
zàng葬
。
Nearly half of the population in this country chooses cremation.
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Huǒ火
zàng葬
bǐ比
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
tǔ土
zàng葬
gèng更
jié节
yuē约
tǔ土
dì地
。
Cremation is more land-efficient than traditional burial.
Huǒ火
zàng葬
yí仪
shì式
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
gǔ骨
huī灰
bèi被
sǎ撒
rù入
dà大
hǎi海
。
After the cremation ceremony, the ashes were scattered into the sea.