Definition
纪念碑 (jì niàn bēi) is a compound noun meaning 'monument' — a physical structure built to commemorate a person or event. It differs from 碑 (bēi), which is a generic stone tablet or stele, and from 墓碑 (mù bēi), which specifically means 'tombstone'.
noun
monument
Examples
- 纪念碑。Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu yí zuò zhùmíng de jì niàn bēi.This city has a famous monument.
- 纪念碑。jì niàn bēi shàng kè zhe hěn duō zhòngyào de wénzì.There are many important texts carved on the monument.
- 纪念碑。Měinián yǒu hěn duō yóukè lái cānguān zhè zuò jì niàn bēi.Every year many tourists come to visit this monument.
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