公墓 (gōng mù) — public cemetery, burial ground
Definition
A public cemetery — a large, municipally managed burial ground. Unlike 坟墓 (an individual grave/tomb) or 墓地 (any burial site, including private), 公墓 specifically refers to a public, often large-scale one.
noun
public cemeteryburial ground
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，公墓。Měi nián qīng míng jié, hěn duō rén qù gōng mù jì bài zǔ xiān.Every year during Qingming Festival, many people go to the cemetery to worship their ancestors.
- 公墓。Zhè zuò gōng mù jiàn yú shàng shì jì wǔ shí nián dài.This cemetery was built in the 1950s.
- 公墓。Chéng shì biān yuán xīn jiàn le yí gè dà xíng gōng mù.A large cemetery has been newly built on the outskirts of the city.
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