下葬 (xià zàng) — to bury (a deceased person); to inter

Definition

A formal verb for the act of burying a deceased person, usually paired with a ceremony (举行下葬仪式). 埋葬 is the more general 'to bury' (people, things, or figuratively), while 下葬 is restricted to funerals and the deceased.

verb
to bury (a deceased person)to inter

Examples

  • ，下葬。
    Zuó tiān shàng wǔ, wǒ men wèi zǔ fù jǔ xíng le xià zàng yí shì.
    Yesterday morning, we held the burial ceremony for our grandfather.
  • ，下葬。
    Zhè wèi liè shì bèi ān zàng zài liè shì líng yuán, xià zàng zài gé mìng gōng mù.
    This martyr was laid to rest in the martyr's cemetery, buried in the revolutionary public cemetery.
  • ，下葬。
    Àn zhào xí sú, sǐ zhě jiā shǔ yào zài sān tiān nèi wán chéng xià zàng.
    According to custom, the family of the deceased must complete the burial within three days.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

下xiàput down
葬zàngburial

下 means put down and 葬 refers to burial; together they mean to inter a body.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 茻茻mǎnggrass
  • 死死sǐdead person

In 葬, 死, a dead person, is shown in 茻, grass, to picture burying the dead in grass.

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