墓园 (mù yuán) — cemetery; memorial park

Definition

noun
cemeterymemorial park
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 墓园
    Qīng míng jié de shí hou, hěn duō rén qù mù yuán sǎo mù.
    During Qingming Festival, many people go to the cemetery to visit graves.
  • 墓园
    Zhè zuò mù yuán jiàn zài shān shàng, fēng jǐng hěn yōu měi.
    This cemetery is built on the mountain, with beautiful scenery.
  • 墓园
    Tā men jué dìng bǎ zǔ xiān de gǔ huī ān fàng zài zhè ge mù yuán.
    They decided to place their ancestors' ashes in this cemetery.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

tomb
yuángarden

墓园 joins 墓 tomb with 园 garden, meaning a cemetery or memorial park.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

墓 combines 土 (earth) and 莫 (sound).

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
yuányuán
Same sound today

In 园, 元 sits inside 囗, and 元 gives the sound.

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