丘
small hill; tomb; temporary burial; field measure word; surname
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesnoun
small hill; mound; earth pile
literaryUsed to describe small natural or man-made earth formations, often in literary contexts.
There are several barren mounds in the distance with sparse vegetation.
The common sand mounds in the desert move with the wind.
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The children are playing on the small mound beside the field.
Although this mound is not high, the view is very good.
After the rain, many mud mounds formed at the foot of the mountain.
noun
tomb; grave mound
archaicClassical term referring to ancient burial mounds or tombs, rarely used in modern Chinese.
Several ancient tombs are scattered in the wilderness, dating back to ancient times.
Archaeologists are excavating a tomb from the Warring States period.
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There stands a stele without inscriptions in front of this tomb mound.
Ancient people often used tall tomb mounds to display their social status.
The poem depicts the desolate scene of an isolated tomb at sunset.
verb
to temporarily inter; to place coffin above ground temporarily
archaicRefers to the traditional practice of temporarily placing a coffin above ground or in a shallow grave before permanent burial.
Since a suitable burial site couldn't be found, the coffin was temporarily placed above ground.
According to old customs, the coffin should be moved from its temporary resting place on an auspicious day.
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They decided to temporarily place the deceased beside the ancestral temple and formally bury next year.
Several coffins awaiting burial are temporarily placed on this hillside.
The feng shui master said this place isn't suitable for long-term temporary burial and should be properly buried soon.
measure word
measure word for fields; a plot of paddy field
literaryClassical measure word for paddy fields, still occasionally used in rural dialects or literary contexts.
His family has three plots of paddy fields with good harvests every year.
The rice in that plot of field grows particularly well.
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The villagers divided this land into more than twenty small plots.
The rice seedlings were just planted in that western plot yesterday.
According to ancient methods, each mu of land can be divided into five plots.
noun
a surname
A rare Chinese surname.
There was a famous scholar surnamed Qiu in history.
May I ask your surname? My surname is Qiu.
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Mr. Qiu is the new technical director of our company.
The surname Qiu is not included in the
Although the Qiu clan has few members, it has a long history.