扫墓

掃墓
sǎomù
verb HSK 7 #33,379

Meanings

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

Characters

Sweeping a grave — visiting and tidying up a tomb.

Examples

Qīngmíng jié wǒmen quánjiā qù sǎomù.
Our whole family goes to sweep the graves on Qingming Festival.
Měi nián chūntiān tā dōu huí lǎojiā sǎomù.
Every spring he goes back to his hometown to visit the graves.

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

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