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墓地

mùdì

cemetery; graveyard

A quiet cemetery among pines on a slope
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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

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 城市扩张不断逼近旧墓地,引发了保护传统与利用土地的争论。 Chéngshì kuòzhāng búduàn bījìn jiù mùdì, yǐnfā le bǎohù chuántǒng yǔ lìyòng tǔdì de zhēnglùn. Urban expansion is steadily approaching the old cemetery, sparking debate over preserving tradition and using land.
  • 村子后面有一片安静的墓地,周围种着松树。 Cūnzi hòumiàn yǒu yí piàn ānjìng de mùdì, zhōuwéi zhòng zhe sōngshù. Behind the village there is a quiet cemetery surrounded by pine trees.
  • 这座老墓地现在也成了历史爱好者参观的地方。 Zhè zuò lǎo mùdì xiànzài yě chéng le lìshǐ àihàozhě cānguān de dìfang. This old cemetery has now also become a place visited by history lovers.

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