Writing
墓地 (mù dì) — how to say "cemetery" in Chinese
墓地
Cemetery
noun
Character composition
墓
tomb
地
ground
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
Collocations
古老的墓地
gǔ lǎo de mù dì
an ancient cemetery
Examples
清明节我们去墓地扫墓。
On Qingming Festival we go to the cemetery to clean the graves.
他去墓地。
He goes to the cemetery.
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Frequently asked questions
Cemetery meaning in Chinese
"cemetery" in Chinese is 墓地 (mù dì).
墓地 meaning in English
墓地 (mù dì) means "Cemetery".
How is 墓地 pronounced?
It is pronounced mù dì (written as mu di, mudi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "cemetery" in Chinese characters?
It is written 墓地: 墓 has 13 strokes, 地 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 墓地?
墓地 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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