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    Expressing 'public cemetery' with 公墓 (gōngmù)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    Location + 公墓

    Explanation

    The noun 公墓 (gōngmù) means "public cemetery" in Chinese. It combines 公 (public) and 墓 (grave/tomb) to describe a designated public burial ground. It is used in formal contexts when discussing burial arrangements or memorial sites.

    Examples

    • 这座公墓已经有一百多年的历史了。

      zhè zuò gōngmù yǐjīng yǒu yībǎi duō nián de lìshǐ le.

      This cemetery already has over a hundred years of history.

    • 每年清明节，很多人会去公墓祭扫。

      měi nián qīngmíngjié, hěnduō rén huì qù gōngmù jìsǎo.

      Every year during the Qingming Festival, many people go to the cemetery to pay their respects.

    • 市政府决定在郊区新建一座公墓。

      shì zhèngfǔ juédìng zài jiāoqū xīnjiàn yí zuò gōngmù.

      The city government decided to build a new cemetery in the suburbs.

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