扫墓 (sǎo mù) — to visit and clean a grave (as an act of ancestor worship, especially during Qingming Festival)
Definition
扫墓 (sǎo mù) literally means 'sweep the grave' — the traditional act of tidying an ancestor's tomb and paying respects, most commonly done at the Qingming Festival (清明节).
verb
to visit and clean a grave (as an act of ancestor worship, especially during Qingming Festival)
Examples
- 扫墓。Qīng míng jié hěn duō rén dōu huì qù sǎo mù.Many people go to sweep graves during the Qingming Festival.
- 。Wǒ men měi nián qīng míng dōu yào sǎo yí cì mù.We sweep the graves once every year at Qingming.
- 扫墓。Tā men yì jiā lǎo xiǎo dōu qù sǎo mù le.The whole family, young and old, went to sweep the graves.
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