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墓碑

mùbēi

gravestone; tombstone

A stone slab with a bunch of white flowers at its base
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Characters in this word

墓 mù

Strokes
13
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
莫 cannot 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

碑 bēi

Strokes
13
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 卑 humble, low, inferior
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 考古队发现的墓碑保存完好,碑文为研究当地迁徙史提供了线索。 Kǎogǔduì fāxiàn de mùbēi bǎocún wánhǎo, bēiwén wèi yánjiū dāngdì qiānxǐ shǐ tígōng le xiànsuǒ. The gravestone discovered by the archaeology team is well preserved, and its inscription provides clues for studying the local migration history.
  • 老人在墓碑前放了一束白花。 Lǎorén zài mùbēi qián fàng le yí shù bái huā. The old man placed a bunch of white flowers in front of the gravestone.
  • 风吹雨打多年,墓碑上的字已经模糊了。 Fēng chuī yǔ dǎ duōnián, mùbēi shàng de zì yǐjīng móhu le. After years of wind and rain, the writing on the gravestone has become blurred.

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