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.