fly a flag at half-mast
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
fly a national flag at half-mast
formalA formal etiquette used to express mourning for significant figures or major national tragedies. Standardized official ceremony in China.
Wèi为
diào悼
niàn念
zāi遇
nán难
tóng同
bāo胞
，
quán全
guó国
suǒ所
yǒu有
gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
suǒ所
jiāng将
jiàng降
bàn半
qí旗
。
To mourn the deceased compatriots, all public places across the country will fly their flags at half-mast.
Lián联
hé合
guó国
zǒng总
bù部
wèi为
qù去
shì世
de的
mì秘
shū书
zhǎng长
jiàng降
bàn半
qí旗
zhì致
āi哀
。
The UN headquarters flew its flag at half-mast to mourn the passing of the Secretary-General.
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Àn按
zhào照
guó国
jì际
guàn惯
lì例
，
zhòng重
dà大
zāi灾
nàn难
fā发
shēng生
hòu后
cháng常
huì会
jiàng降
bàn半
qí旗
zhì志
āi哀
。
In accordance with international customs, it is common to fly flags at half-mast after major disasters to express mourning.