扫墓 (sǎo mù): Sweep tombs / Visit graves (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

扫墓 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 扫墓 in Sentences

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Verb + Nounwith活动
sǎo
huó
dòng
neutral
tomb-sweeping activity
Verb + Objectwith
sǎo
neutralSpoken
go tomb-sweeping
Time + Verbwith清明节
qīng
míng
jié
sǎo
neutral
tomb-sweeping on Qingming Festival
Verb + Verbwith祭祖
sǎo
formal
sweep tombs and worship ancestors

Example Sentences with 扫墓

qīng
míng
jié
men
sǎo
On Qingming Festival, we go to sweep the tombs.
àn
zhào
jiā
guàn
men
měi
nián
qīng
míng
dōu
huì
zhǔn
shí
sǎo
According to family tradition, we always go to sweep the tombs on time every Qingming Festival.
suàn
jīn
nián
qīng
míng
jié
jiā
rén
sǎo
ma
Do you plan to go sweep the tombs with your family this Qingming Festival?
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měi
nián
chūn
tiān
jiā
rén
dōu
yào
sǎo
biǎo
duì
xiān
de
huái怀
niàn
Every spring, the family goes together to sweep the tombs, expressing their remembrance of their ancestors.
yóu
tiān
è
liè
men
tuī
chí
yuán
dìng
de
sǎo
huà
Due to the severe weather, we had to postpone the planned tomb-sweeping.
zài
sǎo
shí
xiàng
shì
de
qīn
rén
qīng
zhe
jìn
kuàng
While sweeping the tomb, he silently confided his recent life to the departed loved ones.
jǐn
guǎn
gōng
zuò
fán
máng
réng
jiān
chí
zài
qīng
míng
shí
jié
huí
xiāng
sǎo
chuán
chéng
jiā
de
chuán
tǒng
Despite being busy with work, he still insists on returning to his hometown to sweep the tombs during Qingming season, to carry on the family tradition.
sǎo
jǐn
shì
miǎn
huái怀
xiān
gèng
shì
duì
shēng
mìng
de
zhǒng
shēn
fǎn
Tomb-sweeping is not only about remembering ancestors but also a profound reflection on the meaning of life.