活埋

huómái

verb #10,064

Meanings

1 to bury alive

Characters

Examples

古代有些人被活埋了。

Gǔdài yǒuxiē rén bèi huómái le.

In ancient times, some people were buried alive.

地震把整个村子活埋了。

Dìzhèn bǎ zhěnggè cūnzi huómái le.

The earthquake buried the entire village alive.

Tips

memory

活 (alive) + 埋 (bury) — the meaning is brutally literal: buried while still alive.

Stroke Order

活 huó

埋 mái