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扫墓
sǎomù
Description
扫墓就是去墓地打扫，纪念去世的家人。
扫墓 means going to the cemetery to clean and remember deceased family members.
清明节的时候，很多人会回家乡扫墓。
During the Qingming Festival, many people return to their hometowns to 扫墓.
Meanings
扫墓sǎomù
to sweep a grave; to visit and tend an ancestor's tomb
清明节我们全家去扫墓。
Our whole family went to sweep the tombs on Qingming Festival.
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Notes
- Etymology
扫 (to sweep) + 墓 (grave), literally "to sweep the grave."
- Nuance
strongly tied to the Qingming (Tomb-Sweeping) Festival tradition.
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