墓碑 (mù bēi) — tombstone; gravestone
Definition
墓碑 is the stone marker placed on a grave, with the name and dates carved on it. Contrast with 坟墓/墓 (the grave itself) and 碑 (a general stone tablet for inscriptions, not necessarily funerary).
noun
tombstonegravestone
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 墓碑。Zhè kuài mù bēi yǐ jīng yǒu jǐ bǎi nián de lì shǐ le.This tombstone has a history of several hundred years.
- ，墓碑。Tā měi nián qīng míng jié dōu qù gěi fù mǔ sǎo mù, cā xǐ mù bēi.He goes to sweep his parents' graves every Qingming Festival and cleans the tombstones.
- 墓碑。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài yí zhǐ zhōng fā xiàn le hěn duō gǔ dài de mù bēi.Archaeologists discovered many ancient tombstones at the site.
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