烧香 (shāo xiāng) — to burn incense (as an offering)
Definition
A ritual verb: to burn incense as a religious or ancestral offering — typically at a temple (寺庙), tomb, or in front of ancestral tablets (牌位). Often signals respect, mourning, or praying for blessings.
verb
to burn incense (as an offering)
Examples
- 烧香。Tā měi gè zhōu mò dōu qù sì miào shāo xiāng.He goes to the temple to burn incense every weekend.
- 。Tā zài zǔ xiān pái wèi qián shāo le yí zhù xiāng.She burned one incense stick in front of the ancestral tablets.
- 。Měi nián qīng míng jié tā men dōu huì shāo yí cì xiāng.Every Qingming Festival they burn incense once.
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