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丛冢

叢冢
cóngzhǒng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 mass grave
  2. 2 cluster of burial mounds

Examples

考古队在山下发现了一座古代丛冢。
Kǎogǔ duì zài shān xià fāxiàn le yī zuò gǔdài cóngzhǒng.
The archaeology team found an ancient mass grave at the foot of the mountain.
战乱年代，丛冢随处可见。
Zhànluàn niándài, cóngzhǒng suíchù kějiàn.
In times of war, mass graves were a common sight.

Tips

memory
丛 (cóng) means 'cluster / thicket'; 冢 (zhǒng) is 'tomb mound'. So 丛冢 = a cluster of grave mounds — a mass burial site.
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Literary and historical. In modern news writing, 万人坑 (wànrénkēng, 'ten-thousand-person pit') is more common for mass graves.

Stroke Order

丛 cóng
冢 zhǒng