to pay respects at a grave; to sweep a tomb
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to honor the deceased; to sweep and offer sacrifices at a grave
formalAn activity performed to commemorate ancestors or the deceased, especially during festivals like Qingming.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
nà那
tiān天
，
wǒ我
men们
qù去
liè烈
shì士
líng陵
yuán园
jì祭
sǎo扫
。
On Qingming Festival, we went to the martyrs' cemetery to pay our respects.
Měi每
nián年
qīng清
míng明
，
quán全
jiā家
rén人
dōu都
yào要
huí回
lǎo老
jiā家
jì祭
sǎo扫
zǔ祖
fén坟
。
Every year during Qingming, the whole family goes back to our hometown to sweep the ancestral graves.
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Jì祭
sǎo扫
huó活
dòng动
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
zhōng中
guó国
rén人
duì对
xiān先
rén人
de的
zhuī追
sī思
。
The tomb-sweeping activity reflects the Chinese people's remembrance of their ancestors.
Tā他
men们
zài在
mù墓
qián前
xiàn献
shàng上
xiān鲜
huā花
，
wán完
chéng成
le了
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
jì祭
sǎo扫
。
They placed fresh flowers in front of the tomb and completed a simple ceremony of remembrance.