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丧事

喪事
sāngshì
noun #30,230

Meanings

  1. 1 funeral arrangements
  2. 2 funeral affairs

Examples

家里在办丧事。
Jiā lǐ zài bàn sāngshì.
The family is making funeral arrangements.
亲戚朋友都来帮忙处理丧事。
Qīnqi péngyou dōu lái bāngmáng chǔlǐ sāngshì.
Relatives and friends all came to help with the funeral arrangements.
丧事要按传统礼仪进行。
Sāngshì yào àn chuántǒng lǐyí jìnxíng.
Funeral affairs should proceed according to traditional etiquette.

Tips

culture
Paired opposite: 喜事 (xǐshì, happy occasions — weddings, births). 办丧事 means to handle the full set of funeral customs: wake, burial, mourning period.
mistakes
The character 丧 has two readings: sāng (noun, funeral/mourning) as here, and sàng (verb, to lose) as in 沮丧 (jǔsàng, dejected).

Stroke Order

丧 sāng
事 shì