visit a grave to pay respects
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to visit a grave to pay respects to the deceased; to offer sacrifices at a tomb
neutralTraditionally performed during Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day) or on death anniversaries. Often involves burning paper money and offering food.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
wǒ我
men们
quán全
jiā家
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
gěi给
yé爷
ye爷
shàng上
fén坟
。
On Qingming Festival, our whole family went together to visit Grandpa's grave.
Měi每
nián年
chūn春
jié节
huí回
lǎo老
jiā家
，
tā他
dōu都
yào要
xiān先
qù去
shàng上
fén坟
。
Every year during Spring Festival when he returns to his hometown, he must first visit the graves.
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Shàng上
fén坟
de的
shí时
hou候
，
rén人
men们
tōng通
cháng常
huì会
dài带
xiān鲜
huā花
、
shuǐ水
guǒ果
hé和
zhǐ纸
qián钱
。
When visiting graves, people usually bring fresh flowers, fruit, and paper money.