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coffin in Chinese

coffin in Chinese is 棺材 — coffin means a box in which a dead body is placed for burial.

coffin in Chinese

棺材
noun
Pronounced: guān cai
A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

What does "coffin" mean?

  1. noun A box in which a dead body is placed for burial.
    "The pallbearers carried the coffin into the church."
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coffin in a sentence

  • The pallbearers carried the coffin into the church.
  • She chose a simple wooden coffin for her father.

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What is "coffin" in Chinese?

"coffin" in Chinese is 棺材. coffin means: A box in which a dead body is placed for burial.

How do you pronounce 棺材?

"coffin" in Chinese is 棺材, pronounced "guān cai".

How do you use "coffin" in a sentence?

Example: "The pallbearers carried the coffin into the church." In Chinese, "coffin" is 棺材.

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