bury; inter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bury (the dead); to inter
A formal or literary variant of 埋葬, referring specifically to the act of interring a deceased person in the ground.
Tā他
men们
xuǎn选
zé择
jiāng将
fù父
qin亲
zàng葬
mái埋
zài在
lǎo老
jiā家
de的
shān山
pō坡
shàng上
。
They chose to bury their father on the hillside of their hometown.
Zhè这
piàn片
gōng公
mù墓
yòng用
yú于
zàng葬
mái埋
wú无
míng名
liè烈
shì士
。
This public cemetery is used to inter unknown martyrs.
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Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
，
shì逝
zhě者
yīng应
zài在
sān三
rì日
zhī之
nèi内
zàng葬
mái埋
。
According to traditional customs, the deceased should be buried within three days.