葬礼 (zàng lǐ) — funeral; burial

Definition

葬礼 is a formal noun for a 'funeral' — the ceremony and rites themselves, not the burial act. Note 白 appears only incidentally in phrases like 办白事 and is not a synonym.

noun
funeralburial
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 葬礼
    Míng tiān wǒ yào qù cān jiā péng you de zàng lǐ.
    Tomorrow I'm going to attend a friend's funeral.
  • 葬礼
    Tā qù nián cān jiā le yé ye de zàng lǐ.
    He attended his grandfather's funeral last year.
  • 葬礼
    Dà jiā dōu chuān zhuó hēi sè yī fu qù cān jiā zàng lǐ.
    Everyone wore black clothes to attend the funeral.

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