寿材

壽材
shòucái
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 coffin (esp. one prepared in advance during the owner's lifetime)

Examples

HSK 5
Yéye bāshí suì nànián jiù bèi hǎo le shòucái.
Grandpa had his coffin ready the year he turned eighty.
HSK 7-9
Zài nóngcūn, gěi lǎorén zhǔnbèi shòucái shì xiàoshùn de biǎoxiàn.
In the countryside, preparing a coffin for the elderly is seen as filial piety.

Tips

culture
寿 'longevity' here is a euphemism: 寿材, 寿衣 (burial clothes), and 寿木 all frame death with an auspicious word. Preparing one's own 寿材 was traditionally a sign of a long, settled life. Synonym 棺材 is the plain, neutral word.

Stroke Order

寿 shòu
cái