祖坟 (zǔ fén) — ancestral grave; family burial site

Definition

Examples

• 每年清明节，我们全家都会去扫祖坟。
  Měi nián qīng míng jié, wǒ men quán jiā dōu huì qù sǎo zǔ fén.
  Every year at Qingming Festival, our whole family goes to sweep the ancestral graves.
• 他们家祖坟的风水很好，后代都很兴旺。
  Tā men jiā zǔ fén de fēng shuǐ hěn hǎo, hòu dài dōu hěn xīng wàng.
  The feng shui of their ancestral graves is very good, so their descendants are all prosperous.
• 他考上名牌大学，亲戚都说他家祖坟冒青烟了。
  Tā kǎo shàng míng pái dà xué, qīn qi dōu shuō tā jiā zǔ fén mào qīng yān le.
  He got into a prestigious university, and relatives all said his ancestral grave was emitting green smoke (i.e., incredible luck).