埋葬 (mái zàng) — to bury
Definition
埋葬 is the formal compound 'to bury,' used for both literal burial (of the dead or objects) and figurative burial (memories, past). It is more literary than plain 埋; use 葬 alone for burying the dead specifically.
verb
to bury
Examples
- 埋葬。Tā men jué dìng bǎ gǔ huī mái zàng zài gù xiāng de shān pō shàng.They decided to bury the ashes on the hillside of their hometown.
- 埋葬。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài shā mò lǐ mái zàng le yí gè shí jiān jiāo náng.The archaeologists buried a time capsule in the desert.
- 埋葬。Tā shì tú bǎ tòng kǔ de huí yì mái zàng zài xīn dǐ shēn chù.He tried to bury the painful memories deep in his heart.
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