扫墓

掃墓

sǎomù

verb HSK 7-9 #33,379

Meanings

1 to sweep a grave
2 to pay respects at a tomb

Characters

Sweeping a grave - visiting and tidying up a tomb.

Examples

HSK 4

每年春天他都回老家扫墓。

Měinián chūntiān tā dōu huí lǎojiā sǎomù.

Every spring he goes back to his hometown to visit the graves.

HSK 6

清明节我们全家去扫墓。

Qīngmíngjié wǒmen quánjiā qù sǎomù.

Our whole family goes to sweep the graves on Qingming Festival.

Tips

culture

扫墓 is the central activity of 清明节 (Qīngmíng jié, Tomb-Sweeping Day), a major Chinese holiday in early April. Families clean graves, burn incense and paper money, and leave offerings for ancestors.

Stroke Order

扫 sǎo

墓 mù