Definition
坟墓 (fén mù) means 'grave' or 'tomb' — the individual burial site, often with a mound. It is more formal and neutral than 坟 (fén, a colloquial dirt grave), and more specific than 墓 (mù, used in many compounds). 墓地 (mù dì) refers to the whole cemetery, not a single grave.
noun
gravetomb
Examples
- ，坟墓。Měinián Qīngmíng, tāmen dōu huì qù fén mù qián sǎo mù.Every Qingming Festival, they go to clean the grave.
- 坟墓，。Zhè zuò fén mù zài shānpō shang, zhōuwéi zhòng mǎn le sōng shù.This tomb is on the hillside, surrounded by pine trees.
- 坟墓。Méi rén zhīdào nà piàn fén mù shì shuí jiā de.No one knows whose family that grave belongs to.
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