埋葬

máizàng

verb #6,314

Meanings

1 to bury
2 to inter

Characters

to bury (the dead); funeral

Examples

HSK 3

他们把他埋葬在家乡。

Tāmen bǎ tā máizàng zài jiāxiāng.

They buried him in his hometown.

HSK 4

这个传统已经被埋葬在历史中了。

Zhège chuántǒng yǐjīng bèi máizàng zài lìshǐ zhōng le.

This tradition has been buried in history.

Tips

usage

埋葬 is formal and refers specifically to burying the dead. For casually burying/hiding objects, use 埋 alone.

Stroke Order

埋 mái

葬 zàng