- 坟墓 fénmù gravegrave; tomb; burial place
- 墓地 mùdì cemeterycemetery; burial ground; graveyard
- 墓碑 mùbēi tombstonetombstone; gravestone; a stone monument at a grave usually carved with the name and life history of the deceased
- 墓葬 mùzàng gravea grave or tomb; used specifically in archaeology to refer to burial sites and their contents
- 古墓 gǔmù ancient tomb; barrowancient grave or tomb; an old burial site
- 公墓 gōngmù public cemeterypublic cemetery; graveyard
- 盗墓 dàomù to rob a tombto dig up a grave or tomb to steal burial goods
- 扫墓 sǎomù to sweep a graveTo clean a grave and pay respects to the dead; also refers to visiting monuments for martyrs during memorial activities.
- 墓穴 mùxué gravea pit for a coffin or ashes; tomb; burial vault
- 陵墓 língmù mausoleummausoleum; tomb; specifically refers to the burial place of an emperor, noble, or distinguished person
- 自掘坟墓 zìjuéfénmù to dig one's own graveTo do something that leads to one's own destruction or downfall; to bring about one's own ruin.
- 墓室 mùshì burial chamberThe room in a tomb where the coffin or casket is placed; coffin chamber or vault
- 墓园 mùyuán cemeterycemetery; graveyard; funerary park
- 墓志铭 mùzhìmíng epitaphAn inscription written on a tombstone or a stone tablet buried inside a grave. Traditionally, it consists of two parts: a prose biography of the deceased and a poetic section of praise or mourning.
- 汉墓 hànmù Han-dynasty tomb; Chinese tombAn ancient tomb dating from the Han Dynasty; more broadly, a tomb of an ethnic Han person
- 墓主 mùzhǔ occupant of a tomboccupant of a tomb; the person buried in a grave
- 墓道 mùdào tomb passagewaypath leading to a grave; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb
- 墓志 mùzhì epitaph(bound form) an inscribed stone tablet placed inside a tomb recording the life of the deceased; the text inscribed on such a tablet
- 墓门 mùmén tomb entrancethe door or gate to a tomb or burial chamber; the entrance to the path leading to a grave
- 墓场 mùchǎng graveyardgraveyard; cemetery
- 掘墓人 juémùrén gravediggerA person whose job is to dig graves
- 墓葬区 mùzàngqū burial areaarea set aside for burials; graveyard or cemetery complex
- 墓表 mùbiǎo tombstoneA tombstone or gravestone; specifically a stele with an epitaph placed on the route to a tomb.
- 丘墓 qiūmù gravegrave; tomb
- 墓坑 mùkēng tomb pittomb pit; a hole in the ground for burying the dead
- 庐墓 lúmù to tend a graveTo build a hut beside a grave and live there while mourning a deceased parent or teacher; to keep watch at a tomb.
- 祠墓 címù memorial hall and tomb
- 墓祭 mùjì to offer sacrifices at a graveto perform rituals or offer sacrifices in front of a tomb or grave; to pay respects at a grave
- 墓碣 mùjié tombstonetombstone; specifically a stone with a rounded top, as opposed to a square-topped [[碑|碑|bei1]]
- 掘墓鞭尸 juémùbiānshī to flog a corpseto dig up someone's grave and publicly whip their body; to take revenge on someone after they are dead
- 墟墓 xūmù neglected grave site(literary) a clustered group of graves or a burial ground, especially one that has been neglected and is no longer maintained or cared for
- 墓木 mùmù tomb treestrees planted on or around a graveyard or tomb
- 墓木已拱 mùmùyǐgǒng long deceasedLiterally meaning that the trees on a person's grave have grown large enough to be spanned by one's arms; used to describe someone who has been dead for a long time.
- 扫墓节 sǎomùjié Tomb Sweeping DayQingming Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day; a traditional celebration for the dead held in early April
- 五人墓碑记 wǔrénmùbēijì Five Men's Tombstone InscriptionAn essay by Ming dynasty writer [[张溥|張溥|zhang1 pu3]] commemorating five martyrs who died in Suzhou in 1626 while resisting the tyranny of the eunuch official [[魏忠贤|魏忠賢|wei4 zhong1 xian2]].
- 八宝山革命公墓 bābǎoshāngémìnggōngmù Babaoshan Revolutionary CemeteryBabaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, located in the Shijingshan District of Beijing
- 公墓里放鞭炮 gōngmùlǐfàngbiānpào [allegorical saying] noisy enough to wake the deadAn allegorical saying used to describe an extremely loud or noisy environment, literally meaning "setting off firecrackers in a cemetery". It relies on a pun on the phrase [[吵死人|吵死人|chao3 si3 ren2]], which can mean either "annoy someone to death" or "disturb the dead with noise".
- 古墓丽影 gǔmùlìyǐng Tomb RaiderChinese title for the "Tomb Raider" video game and film franchise.
- 古墓葬群 gǔmùzàngqún burial complex(archaeology) a group of ancient tombs; a burial complex
- 墓坑夯土层 mùkēnghāngtǔcéng rammed earth layera layer filled with rammed earth found within a tomb pit; used in archaeology
- 墓塔 mùtǎ funerary pagodapagoda built to house the remains of a deceased Buddhist monk or important person
- 墓生儿子 mùshēng'érzi posthumous childa child born after the death of their father
- 墓石 mùshí tombstonetombstone; headstone; gravestone
- 墓窖 mùjiào catacomban underground cemetery consisting of tunnels with recesses for tombs
- 墓葬群 mùzàngqún burial complexa group of graves or a burial complex, typically in an archaeological context
- 大墓地 dàmùdì necropolisa large cemetery or city of the dead
- 封墓 fēngmù to build a moundto pile up soil to create a mound over a grave as a mark of honor and respect for the deceased
- 岳飞墓 yuèfēimù Tomb of Yue Feimausoleum and memorial temple of the Song Dynasty general Yue Fei, located on the northwestern shore of West Lake in Hangzhou
- 掘墓工人 juémùgōngrén gravediggergrave digger; person whose job is to dig graves
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH