碑 (bēi) — stele; stone tablet; monument
Definition
碑 is a generic term for an upright stone tablet or stele erected as a public marker. Its compound forms narrow the meaning: 墓碑 is specifically a tombstone, 纪念碑 a commemorative monument.
noun
stelestone tabletmonument
Measure word · 块, 面
Examples
- 碑。Zhè zuò bēi shì sān bǎi nián qián lì de.This monument was erected three hundred years ago.
- 碑。bēi Shàng de wén zì yǐ jīng mó hu le.The characters on the stele have become illegible.
- 碑。Tā men dǎ suàn wèi liè shì lì yí kuài bēi.They plan to erect a stone tablet for the martyrs.
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