坟墓 (fén mù) — grave, tomb

Definition

A general word for a single grave or tomb. Use 墓地 or 公墓 for a cemetery (a place with many graves), and 墓碑 for the stone marker on top.

noun
gravetomb
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 坟墓
    Měi nián qīng míng, tā men dōu huì qù fén mù qián sǎo mù.
    Every Qingming Festival, they go to clean the grave.
  • 坟墓
    Zhè zuò fén mù zài shān pō shàng, zhōu wéi zhǒng mǎn le sōng shù.
    This tomb is on the hillside, surrounded by pine trees.
  • 坟墓
    Méi rén zhī dào nà piàn fén mù shì shuí jiā de.
    No one knows whose family that grave belongs to.

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