kuàng

圹

Character · NounTraditional壙

grave; open field

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

grave; tomb; burial pit

formal

Refers to an excavated pit or cavity used as a tomb. The measure word is '个'.

Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
fén坟
mù墓
dǎ打
kuàng圹
 。

The workers are digging a grave for the tomb.

Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
mù墓
de的
kuàng圹
xué穴
bǎo保
cún存
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
wán完
hǎo好
 。

The burial pit of this ancient tomb is very well preserved.

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Wā挖
jué掘
jī机
wā挖
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
hěn很
shēn深
de的
kuàng圹
 。

The excavator dug out a very deep grave.

2.

noun

open field; wilderness

literary

An archaic or literary term for a vast, open field or wilderness. The measure word is '片'.

Tā他
dú独
zì自
yī一
rén人
zhàn站
zài在
huāng荒
liáng凉
de的
kuàng圹
yě野
shàng上
 。

He stood alone on the desolate open field.

Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
miáo描
huì绘
le了
yuè月
sè色
xià下
de的
yuán原
kuàng圹
 。

This poem depicts the open field under the moonlight.

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Fàng放
yǎn眼
wàng望
qù去
 ，
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yī一
piàn片
cāng苍
máng茫
de的
kuàng圹
làng埌
 。

As far as the eye could see, there was only a vast, boundless wilderness.