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棺材

棺材 (guān cai): Coffin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

棺材 consists of 2 characters.

material, timber, raw material

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Pinyinguān cai

MeaningCoffin

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word棺材

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How to Use 棺材 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 棺材 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith黑

hēi黑

guān棺

cai材

neutral

black coffin

Verb + Object

tái抬

guān棺

cai材

neutral

carry a coffin

Noun + Nounwith铺

guān棺

cai材

pù铺

neutral

coffin shop

Measure Word + Nounwith副

yī一

fù副

guān棺

cai材

4.

Example Sentences with 棺材

zhè这

shì是

yí一

gè个

guān棺

cái材

。

mǎi买

guān棺

cai材

neutral

buy a coffin

neutral

a coffin

This is a coffin.

tā他

lín临

zhōng终

qián前

tè特

yì意

zhǔ嘱

fù咐

，

yào要

wèi为

zì自

jǐ己

dìng定

zhì制

yì一

kǒu口

pǔ朴

sù素

de的

guān棺

cái材

。

Before his death, he specifically instructed that a simple coffin be custom-made for him.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

tīng听

shuō说

guò过

“

bú不

jiàn见

guān棺

cái材

bú不

luò落

lèi泪

”

zhè这

jù句

sú俗

yǔ语

ma吗

？

Haven't you ever heard the saying 'not shed a tear until one sees the coffin'?

zàng葬

lǐ礼

shàng上

，

rén人

men们

tái抬

zhe着

guān棺

cái材

zǒu走

xiàng向

mù墓

dì地

。

At the funeral, people carried the coffin to the cemetery.

zhè这

kǒu口

guān棺

cái材

de的

gōng工

yì艺

jí极

qí其

jīng精

zhàn湛

，

shàng上

miàn面

diāo雕

kè刻

zhe着

fù复

zá杂

de的

huā花

wén纹

。

The craftsmanship of this coffin is extremely exquisite, with intricate patterns carved on it.

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

fǎn反

duì对

wèi为

zàng葬

lǐ礼

gòu购

zhì置

guò过

yú于

shē奢

huá华

de的

guān棺

cái材

。

He firmly opposes purchasing an overly luxurious coffin for the funeral.

zài在

gǔ古

dài代

，

yǒu有

qián钱

rén人

huì会

yòng用

shàng上

hǎo好

de的

mù木

cái材

zhì制

zuò作

jīng精

měi美

de的

guān棺

cái材

。

In ancient times, wealthy people would use fine wood to make exquisite coffins.

suī虽

rán然

guān棺

cái材

xiàng象

zhēng征

zhe着

zhōng终

jié结

，

dàn但

zàng葬

lǐ礼

běn本

shēn身

què却

chéng承

zài载

zhe着

shēng生

zhě者

de的

āi哀

sī思

yǔ与

gào告

bié别

。

Although the coffin symbolizes an end, the funeral itself carries the grief and farewell of the living.

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