Definition & Meaning

pay tribute to a dead person at his tomb; sweep a grave

Word usage

sǎo mù

扫 墓

Level:

NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 6

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v.pay tribute to a dead person at his tomb; sweep a grave
- wǒ men qù le liè shì líng yuán sǎo mù
  我们去了烈士陵园扫墓。
  We went to the revolutionary martyrs' cemetery to pay tribute.
- qīng míng jié sǎo mù
  清明节扫墓
  pay respects to the deceased on the Tomb Sweeping Day
- wǒ lái sǎo mù de wǒ jiā rén zàng zài zhè
  我来扫墓的，我家人葬在这。
  I'm visiting. I have family buried here.
- dào sǎo mù jié shù shí xù rì de guāng huī cóng dōng biān shān tóu hòu zhào shè chū lai
  到扫墓结束时，旭日的光辉从东边山头后照射出来。
  By the time they finished sweeping the tomb, morning light glowed behind eastern peaks.
synonym
shàng fén上坟 bài sǎo拜扫 xǐng mù省墓 shàng zhǒng上冢

Word usage

Separable word
"扫" and "墓" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我为烈士扫过墓。
  I visited the martyrs’ graves.
- 我每年都为他扫一次墓。
  I visit his grave once a year.
- 我们刚刚扫完墓。
  We just visited a grave.

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