活埋

huó mái · huo mai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)发(fā)现(xiàn)一(yì)只(zhī)被(bèi)活(huó)埋(mái)的(de)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)，立(lì)刻(kè)把(bǎ)它(tā)救(jiù)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

The workers found a puppy that had been buried alive and immediately rescued it.

地(dì)震(zhèn)后(hòu)，救(jiù)援(yuán)人(rén)员(yuán)担(dān)心(xīn)有(yǒu)人(rén)被(bèi)活(huó)埋(mái)，连(lián)夜(yè)不(bù)停(tíng)地(de)挖(wā)掘(jué)。

After the earthquake, rescue workers feared someone had been buried alive and dug through the night without stopping.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.