扫墓 (sǎo mù): to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
to sweep a grave (and pay ones respects to the dead person)

Chinese explanation

到已故亲人的墓前清理杂草、打扫墓地，并献上鲜花或祭品，表达对逝者的怀念和敬意。通常在清明节等特定日子进行。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

to sweep (with a brush or broom)

HSK 7

grave

Example sentences

On Qingming Festival, our whole family went up the mountain together to sweep Grandpa's grave.

Every year when we sweep the grave, my father wipes the tombstone spotless and then lays out fresh flowers and fruit.

Because I work abroad, I haven't been back to sweep Grandma's grave for three years, and I feel quite guilty about it.

According to the custom of my hometown, after sweeping the grave, we burn paper money in front of it to express our remembrance of the deceased relatives.

Tomorrow morning I have to get up early to sweep my maternal grandfather's grave, so I need to go to bed early tonight.

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