冢 (zhǒng) — grave, tomb (literary or formal)
Definition
Literary/formal word for 'grave, tomb.' Almost always appears in compounds or set phrases like 古冢 — rarely used in everyday speech.
bound form
gravetomb (literary or formal)
Examples
- 冢。Zhè zuò gǔ zhǒng yǐ yǒu qiān nián lì shǐ.This ancient tomb has a history of a thousand years.
- 冢。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài shān shàng fā xiàn le yí zuò gǔ zhǒng.Archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb on the mountain.
- 冢。Shī rén xiě xià le yì shǒu dào niàn gǔ zhǒng de shī.The poet wrote a poem mourning the ancient tomb.
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