殡
bìn
Pinyin

Definition

殡
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bìn
  1. a funeral
  2. to encoffin a corpse
  3. to carry to burial

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

出殡
chū bìn
  1. 1 funeral
  2. 2 funeral procession
殡仪馆
bìn yí guǎn
  1. 1 the undertaker's
  2. 2 funeral parlor
殡葬
bìn zàng
  1. 1 funeral and interment
送殡
sòng bìn
  1. 1 to attend a funeral
  2. 2 to take part in a funeral procession

Idioms (0)

Sample Sentences

要抓紧了。我早上联系了殡仪馆，五天以后开追悼会。
yào zhuājǐn le 。wǒ zǎoshang liánxì le bìnyíguǎn ，wǔtiān yǐhòu kāi zhuīdào huì 。
We need to hurry. This morning I contacted the funeral home. We'll have the wake in five days.
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殡仪馆会提供一些，不过我得自己去挑颜色，人家弄的总归不放心。另外，我们自己也要买一些。对了，我要挑一张爸爸的照片做遗像。
bìnyíguǎn huì tígōng yīxiē ，bùguò wǒ děi zìjǐ qù tiāoyánsè ，rénjiā nòng de zǒngguī bù fàngxīn 。lìngwài ，wǒmen zìjǐ yě yào mǎi yīxiē 。duìle ，wǒ yào tiāo yī zhāng bàba de zhàopiàn zuò yíxiàng 。
The funeral home will provide some, but I have to go pick the colors myself. You never really feel comfortable letting other people do it. Also, we need to buy some ourselves. Oh, right, I need to pick a picture of dad to use as his funeral portrait.
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爸爸生前人缘好，肯定有好多人想来送他最后一程。所以，我们在殡仪馆订了个大一点的厅。
bàba shēngqián rényuán hǎo ，kěndìng yǒu hǎo duō rén xiǎnglái sòng tā zuìhòu yī chéng 。suǒyǐ ，wǒmen zài bìnyíguǎn dìng le ge dà yīdiǎn de tīng 。
Dad had a big social network. There's sure to be a lot of people who'd like to send him off for the last time. So we booked quite a big room in the funeral parlor.
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这个交给我吧。我去挑个殡仪馆附近的。其他事你先计划一下，有什么要我做的，就告诉我。
zhè ge jiāo gěi wǒ ba 。wǒ qù tiāo ge bìnyíguǎn fùjìn de 。qítā shì nǐ xiān jìhuà yīxià ，yǒu shénme yào wǒ zuò de ，jiù gàosu wǒ 。
I'll take care of that. I'll go pick one near the funeral home. You just plan out the rest, and if there's anything you want me to help with, just let me know.
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至少要买一口好棺材。有的人家会修很豪华的墓穴，再立个墓碑。出殡那天请八九个青壮年把棺材抬到墓地去。还要请前来参加丧礼的亲戚朋友吃饭。
zhìshǎo yào mǎi yī kǒu hǎo guāncai 。yǒude rénjiā huì xiū hěn háohuá de mùxué ，zài lì ge mùbēi 。chūbìn nà tiān qǐng bājiǔ ge qīngzhuàngnián bǎ guāncái tái dào mùdì qù 。hái yào qǐng qiánlái cānjiā sānglǐ de qīnqi péngyou chīfàn 。
At the very least, you have to buy a good coffin. Some people construct really luxurious burial vaults and place a tombstone on top. On the day of the funeral procession, they'll find 8 or 9 strong, young people to help carry the coffin to the grave site. They'll also treat the relatives who came to the funeral earlier to a dinner.
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