Definition
上坟 means 'to visit a grave to pay respects to the dead,' a common ritual during Qingming Festival or on death anniversaries. It is a separable verb (离合词): the object 坟 can be separated from 上 with measure words, durations, or other elements inserted (e.g., 上了一次坟 'visited the grave once'). You do not add an object after the whole word; the grave is already part of the verb-object compound.
v.o.
to visit a grave (to pay respects to the deceased)
Examples
- 上坟。Měinián Qīngmíngjié wǒmen dōu huì qù shàng fén.We go to visit graves every Qingming Festival.
- 。Shàng zhōu wǒ huí lǎojiā shàng le yí cì fén.Last week I went back to my hometown and visited the grave once.
- 上坟,。Tā yí ge rén qù shàng fén le, hěn zǎo jiù chūfā le.He went to visit the grave alone and set out very early.
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