葬礼

• Pinyin: zàng lǐ
• Desglose de hanzi: 葬 = burial; 礼 = 礻+ 豊 (rite/ceremony)

Significado

Funeral; ceremonia fúnebre.

Covers the entire funeral event including memorial service, procession, and burial. 举行葬礼 (to hold a funeral), 出席葬礼 (to attend a funeral), 国葬 (state funeral). More specific than 丧事 (funeral affairs/mourning matters) and more formal than 后事 (posthumous arrangements). Used in news, formal speech, and literature.

Ejemplos

1. 亲友们从各地赶来，参加这位德高望重的老教授的葬礼，为他送最后一程。
2. 葬礼在肃穆的气氛中进行，与会者无不沉浸在深深的悲痛与不舍之中。
3. 政府为这位为国家做出重大贡献的科学家举行了隆重的国家葬礼。

Guía de uso

Contexto: funerals, obituaries, social customs, news reporting

Tono: solemn

Correcto

• 家属决定为老人举行一场低调而庄重的葬礼，谢绝外界的探访与慰问。(The family decided to hold a quiet but dignified funeral for the elderly person, declining outside visitors and condolences.)
• 全国各地的民众自发聚集，为这位受人尊敬的作家送别，参加他的葬礼。(People from across the country gathered spontaneously to bid farewell to the respected writer at his funeral.)

Incorrecto

• 开心的葬礼 — while some cultures celebrate life at funerals, using 开心 directly to describe 葬礼 sounds contradictory in Chinese; use 告别仪式 or 追思会 if the tone is celebratory

Origen e historia

葬 (to bury) + 礼 (rite/ceremony)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal