棺材

guān cai · guan cai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. coffin
  2. CL:具 (jù),口 (kǒu)

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2 examples
01

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)把(bǎ)棺(guān)材(cai)抬(tái)上(shàng)了(le)马(mǎ)车(chē)。

The workers lifted the coffin onto the cart.

02

老(lǎo)人(rén)说(shuō),这(zhè)口(kǒu)棺(guān)材(cai)是(shì)他(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)亲(qīn)手(shǒu)做(zuò)的(de)。

The old man said he made this coffin with his own hands when he was young.

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