shàng fén
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  • v.visit a grave to honour the memory of the dead; pay one's respects at a grave

    • qīng míng jié dào le zhèng shì gěi yǐ gù de rén sǎo mù shàng fén de rì zi

      清明节正是已故扫墓上坟日子

      Tomb-Sweeping Day comes when people go to the tombs of the deceased to pay their respect.

    • tā měi cì huí jiā dōu gěi mǔ qīn shàng fén

      回家母亲上坟

      Whenever he goes home he visits his mother's grave.

Word usage

  • "上" and "坟" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 工作今年不了

      I'm too busy with my work to visit the grave this year.

    • 什么时候爷爷

      When did you visit your grandfather's grave?

    • 奶奶

      He hasn't visited his grandma's grave yet.