nghĩa địa
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun: - Cemetery; burial ground; graveyard: A designated area of land where the dead are buried. It is a formal and permanent place for interment.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nghĩa địa này rất cổ kính và yên tĩnh. (This cemetery is very ancient and peaceful.)
- Họ đến thăm mộ tổ tiên ở nghĩa địa vào ngày lễ. (They visit their ancestors' graves at the burial ground on the holiday.)
- Thành phố đang quy hoạch một nghĩa địa mới. (The city is planning a new graveyard.)
Advanced Usage
"nghĩa địa quân đội": military cemetery.
- Nghĩa địa quân đội là nơi yên nghỉ của các chiến sĩ. (A military cemetery is the resting place for soldiers.)
"nghĩa địa tàu thuyền": ship graveyard; a place where old ships are abandoned or dismantled.
- Vịnh đó từ lâu đã trở thành một nghĩa địa tàu thuyền. (That bay has long become a ship graveyard.)
Variants and Related Words
Nghĩa trang (n): This is a more common and modern synonym for "cemetery" or "graveyard." It often implies a more organized, park-like setting.
- Nghĩa trang liệt sĩ (n): martyrs' cemetery.
Mộ địa (n): An older or more literary term for a burial ground.
- Bãi tha ma (n): A more colloquial or rustic term for a burial ground, sometimes implying an older, less maintained area.
Synonyms
- Cemetery: A large, public burial ground, often with landscaped grounds.
- Graveyard: A burial ground, often adjacent to a church.
- Burial ground: A general term for any area used for burying the dead.
- Necropolis: A large, ancient, or historic cemetery (formal).
Related Idioms
- Im lặng như nghĩa địa: As silent as a graveyard; used to describe an extremely quiet place or situation.
- Căn phòng im lặng như nghĩa địa sau khi thông báo được đưa ra. (The room was as silent as a graveyard after the announcement was made.)
noun
- cemetory; burial ground; grave yard