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Definition
Grave or tomb; a place where a deceased person is buried.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical structure or site where a body is interred, often carrying a formal or solemn tone. In daily life, people frequently use the more colloquial term 墳頭 or simply refer to the location as 墳場 when speaking about the cemetery as a whole. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing funeral arrangements or visiting ancestral sites.
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He often goes to the grave to pay respects to his ancestors.
This grave looks like no one has visited it for a long time.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe a cemetery, which is 墳場. Learners sometimes confuse the specific grave site with the entire burial ground.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
