cremate in Chinese
cremate in Chinese is 烧, 焚化 — cremate means to reduce a dead body to ashes by burning, as an alternative to burial.
cremate in Chinese
烧
Pronounced: shāo
(transitive) To burn something to ashes.
焚化
Pronounced: fén huà
(transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).
What does "cremate" mean?
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verb To reduce a dead body to ashes by burning, as an alternative to burial.
"I want to be cremated when I die."
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cremate in a sentence
- I want to be cremated when I die.
- “You didn’t bury Dad. You burned him.” “We cremated him, Benny. For humans, the word is cremated. And we chose to do that because that’s what they do in Japan.”
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What is "cremate" in Chinese?
"cremate" in Chinese is 烧, 焚化. cremate means: To reduce a dead body to ashes by burning, as an alternative to burial.
How do you pronounce 烧?
"cremate" in Chinese is 烧, pronounced "shāo".
Are there other ways to say "cremate" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "cremate": 烧, 焚化.
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