埋葬 máizàng to bury
How to remember 埋葬: 埋 to bury + 葬 to bury = to bury.
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How it is used
- To bury (the dead), and figuratively to consign to the past - 埋葬死者 (máizàng sǐzhě) bury the dead; 埋葬过去 (máizàng guòqù) bury the past.
- Specifically funerary burial; the figurative sense means putting something to rest forever. Written.
Example sentences
- 她埋葬了她的独生子。 Tā máizàng le tā de dúshēngzi.She has buried her only son.