活埋 (huó mái) — to bury alive

Definition

Examples

• 古代有些君主会把犯人活埋。
  Gǔ dài yǒu xiē jūn zhǔ huì bǎ fàn rén huó mái.
  In ancient times, some rulers would bury prisoners alive.
• 这座城在战争中被活埋了数千人。
  Zhè zuò chéng zài zhàn zhēng zhōng bèi huó mái le shù qiān rén.
  Thousands of people were buried alive in this city during the war.
• 那种活埋的刑罚已经被废除了。
  Nà zhǒng huó mái de xíng fá yǐ jīng bèi fèi chú le.
  That kind of punishment of burying alive has already been abolished.