祭
offer sacrifices; hold a memorial ceremony; use magic artifact
Meanings
3 senses · 12 examplesverb
offer sacrifices to ancestors or deities
formalRefers to ritual offerings to honor ancestors, gods, or deceased loved ones.
We will offer sacrifices to our ancestors during the Spring Festival.
This altar is used to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.
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Every Qingming Festival, he will return home to offer sacrifices to his ancestors.
Ancient emperors often held sacrificial ceremonies to heaven.
Ethnic minorities have unique sacrificial traditions.
verb
hold a memorial ceremony for the dead
formalSpecifically refers to holding a solemn ceremony to honor and remember deceased people, especially martyrs.
People came to the monument to hold a memorial ceremony for the fallen heroes.
The government organized the public to hold a memorial ceremony for the martyrs who died in the disaster.
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He brought flowers to hold a memorial ceremony for his late loved ones.
People will go to hold memorial ceremonies for their ancestors during Qingming Festival.
The school organized students to participate in the memorial ceremony for revolutionary martyrs.
verb
use a magic weapon or treasure
literaryThis is a niche usage mostly seen in Chinese folklore, novels, and fantasy media.
Sun Wukong can summon and use his golden-banded staff to fight monsters.
The Taoist priest used a magic artifact to subdue the evil ghost.