活埋

huómái

verb #10,064

Meanings

1 to bury alive

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

古代有些人被活埋了。

Gǔdài yǒuxiē rén bèi huómái le.

In ancient times, some people were buried alive.

HSK 5

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