yíng
茔
grave; tomb; cemetery
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
grave; tomb; burial ground; cemetery
literaryLiterary term used in formal, classical, or ceremonial contexts to refer to burial grounds or tombs. Often found in compound words referring to ancestral graves.
Qīng清
míng明
shí时
jié节
，
quán全
jiā家
rén人
qù去
jì祭
sǎo扫
zǔ祖
yíng茔
。
During the Qingming Festival, the whole family went to sweep the ancestral graves.
Zhè这
piàn片
yíng茔
dì地
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
This cemetery has a history of several hundred years.
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Gǔ古
rén人
jiǎng讲
jiu究
fēng风
shuǐ水
，
yíng茔
zhǐ址
de的
xuǎn选
zé择
jí极
wéi为
shèn慎
zhòng重
。
The ancients paid great attention to feng shui, and the selection of grave sites was extremely cautious.