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祭奠
jì diàn
Meaning
- to hold or attend a memorial service
- to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
Definition
为死去的人举行仪式，表示追念和哀悼。
To hold a ceremony for the deceased to express remembrance and mourning.
Usage
常用于表达对逝者的敬意和怀念，多在清明节、忌日或纪念活动中使用。可以用于个人追悼，也可用于集体纪念。
Commonly used to express respect and remembrance for the deceased, often on Qingming Festival, death anniversaries, or memorial events. Can be used for personal mourning or collective commemoration.
Examples
- 1 清明节人们纷纷去墓地祭奠祖先。(During Qingming Festival, people go to cemeteries to pay respects to their ancestors.)
- 2 今天我们举行仪式祭奠革命先烈。(Today we hold a ceremony to honor the revolutionary martyrs.)
- 3 他用一束鲜花祭奠逝去的朋友。(He used a bouquet of flowers to commemorate his departed friend.)
- 4 在纪念碑前，市民们默默祭奠遇难者。(In front of the monument, citizens silently mourned the victims.)
- 5 每年忌日，她都会祭奠亡夫。(Every year on the anniversary of his death, she commemorates her late husband.)
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