Definition
碑铭 refers to an inscription carved on a stone stele or monument, typically recording historical events, commemorating a person, or marking a tomb. It's a formal, literary term you'll encounter in historical texts, museum exhibits, and classical Chinese studies — not used in everyday conversation.
n.
stele inscriptionmonumental inscription (carved on stone)
Examples
- 碑铭。Zhè kuài bēi míng jìlù le Táng cháo de yí cì zhòngyào zhànyì.This stele inscription records an important battle of the Tang Dynasty.
- 碑铭。Kǎogǔ xuéjiā zài fèixū zhōng fāxiàn le yí kuài gǔlǎo de bēi míng.Archaeologists discovered an ancient stele inscription in the ruins.
- 碑铭。Zhè piān bēi míng de wénzì yǐjīng móhu bù qīng le.The text of this stele inscription has become illegible.
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