Definition
戴孝 means 'to be in mourning' — traditionally by wearing plain white or black mourning clothes after a family member's death. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 戴 and the object 孝 can split when you insert a duration or a measure word, like 戴过孝 ('have been in mourning') or 戴了三年孝 ('mourned for three years'). The person being mourned is introduced with 给 or 为.
v
to be in mourning (by wearing traditional mourning clothes)
Examples
- ，戴孝。Tā fùqīn qùshì le, tā dài xiào.His father passed away, so he is in mourning.
- 。Tā gěi yéye dài le sān nián xiào.He mourned his grandfather for three years.
- ，戴孝。Ànzhào chuántǒng, zǐnǚ yào wèi fùmǔ dài xiào.According to tradition, children must be in mourning for their parents.
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