attend funeral; pull hearse
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to attend a funeral; originally, to help pull the hearse by the ropes
formalOriginally referred specifically to holding the ropes (紼) of a hearse during a funeral procession; later extended to mean attending a funeral in general. Used in formal or literary contexts.
Tā他
qīn亲
zì自
wèi为
hǎo好
yǒu友
zhí执
fú绋
。
He personally attended his good friend's funeral.
Zhòng众
duō多
qīn亲
yǒu友
qián前
lái来
zhí执
fú绋
。
Many relatives and friends came to attend the funeral.
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Zhí执
fú绋
zhī之
lǐ礼
，
zì自
gǔ古
yǒu有
zhī之
。
The ritual of attending funerals has existed since ancient times.