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宠物chǒng wù殡葬bìn zàng是shì一yī个gè针对zhēn duì养yǎng宠物chǒng wù人群rén qún的de刚需gāng xū行业háng yè。

据jù统计tǒng jì,2021年nián中国Zhōng guó饲养sì yǎng猫māo狗gǒu的de人群rén qún数量shù liàng达到dá dào了le6844万wàn人rén,而且ér qiě这zhè个gè数字shù zì还hái在zài不断bù duàn增长zēng zhǎng。

因此yīn cǐ,宠物chǒng wù的de身后事shēn hòu shì也yě会huì成为chéng wéi一yī个gè很hěn大dà的de问题wèn tí。

而ér宠物chǒng wù殡葬bìn zàng也yě在zài这zhè几jǐ年nián成chéng了le中国Zhōng guó一yī个gè迅速xùn sù发展fā zhǎn的de行业háng yè。

当dāng宠物chǒng wù去世qù shì以后yǐ hòu,很多hěn duō主人zhǔ rén往往wǎng wǎng不bù知道zhī dào该gāi如何rú hé处理chǔ lǐ。

如果rú guǒ随便suí biàn找zhǎo一yī个gè地方dì fang埋葬mái zàng,不仅bù jǐn主人zhǔ rén情感qíng gǎn上shàng不bù能néng接受jiē shòu,对duì环境huán jìng也yě可能kě néng造成zào chéng污染wū rǎn。

一yī个gè成熟chéng shú的de、标准化biāo zhǔn huà的de殡葬bìn zàng仪式yí shì能néng让ràng主人zhǔ rén感到gǎn dào非常fēi cháng强qiáng的de慰藉wèi jiè,整zhěng个gè告别gào bié过程guò chéng的de参与cān yù感gǎn也yě很hěn强qiáng。

很多hěn duō宠物chǒng wù殡葬bìn zàng服务fú wù会huì分fēn为wéi四sì大dà部分bù fen:前期qián qī服务fú wù、告别gào bié仪式yí shì、火化huǒ huà仪式yí shì和hé骨灰gǔ huī安置ān zhì。

当dāng主人zhǔ rén来lái到dào宠物chǒng wù殡仪馆bìn yí guǎn时shí,前期qián qī的de客服kè fú会huì先xiān了解liǎo jiě客户kè hù的de需求xū qiú,初步chū bù安排ān pái宠物chǒng wù的de后事hòu shì;

然后rán hòu殡葬师bìn zàng shī会huì将jiāng宠物chǒng wù主人zhǔ rén和hé宠物chǒng wù都dōu接jiē到dào服务fú wù点diǎn,进行jìn xíng遗体yí tǐ清洁qīng jié后hòu,举办jǔ bàn正式zhèng shì的de告别gào bié仪式yí shì;

之zhī后hòu殡葬师bìn zàng shī将jiāng宠物chǒng wù遗体yí tǐ火化huǒ huà;

最后zuì hòu殡葬师bìn zàng shī会huì将jiāng宠物chǒng wù的de骨灰gǔ huī收纳shōu nà好hǎo,交jiāo还huán给gěi主人zhǔ rén。

整zhěng个gè过程guò chéng大概dà gài会huì持续chí xù两liǎng个gè小时xiǎo shí。

但dàn有时候yǒu shí hou碰到pèng dào主人zhǔ rén过度guò dù伤心shāng xīn的de情况qíng kuàng,也yě会huì充分chōng fèn尊重zūn zhòng主人zhǔ rén的de感受gǎn shòu,让ràng主人zhǔ rén表达biǎo dá悲痛bēi tòng,不bù对duì他们tā men进行jìn xíng干扰gān rǎo。

对于duì yú骨灰gǔ huī盒hé的de安置ān zhì,也yě有yǒu多duō种zhǒng选择xuǎn zé。

主人zhǔ rén可以kě yǐ带dài走zǒu自己zì jǐ处理chǔ lǐ,也yě可以kě yǐ交jiāo给gěi殡葬bìn zàng服务fú wù的de寄存jì cún点diǎn,随时suí shí来lái看望kàn wàng;

也yě有人yǒu rén选择xuǎn zé将jiāng宠物chǒng wù的de骨灰gǔ huī做zuò成chéng晶石jīng shí、项链xiàng liàn等děng,随suí身shēn携带xié dài;

也yě可以kě yǐ安置ān zhì在zài合作hé zuò的de寺庙sì miào或者huò zhě树林shù lín中zhōng。

除了chú le处理chǔ lǐ宠物chǒng wù的de遗体yí tǐ,宠物chǒng wù殡葬bìn zàng服务fú wù还hái有yǒu一yī项xiàng重要zhòng yào的de任务rèn wu,就jiù是shì帮助bāng zhù主人zhǔ rén们men疏导shū dǎo悲伤bēi shāng的de情绪qíng xù。

很多hěn duō宠物chǒng wù的de死亡sǐ wáng是shì突如其来tū rú qí lái的de意外yì wài,主人zhǔ rén很hěn难nán一下子yī xià zi接受jiē shòu这zhè个gè事实shì shí。

而ér殡葬bìn zàng服务fú wù的de工作gōng zuò人员rén yuán会huì和hé他们tā men聊liáo宠物chǒng wù生shēng前qián的de事情shì qing,帮助bāng zhù他们tā men进行jìn xíng情绪qíng xù疏导shū dǎo,让ràng他们tā men接受jiē shòu这zhè个gè事实shì shí。

死亡sǐ wáng不bù应该yīng gāi是shì生命shēng mìng的de终点zhōng diǎn,而ér是shì另lìng一yī种zhǒng开始kāi shǐ。

死亡sǐ wáng也yě不是bù shì分别fēn bié,遗忘yí wàng才cái是shì。

目前mù qián中国Zhōng guó已经yǐ jīng有yǒu1900多duō家jiā宠物chǒng wù殡葬bìn zàng的de公司gōng sī了le,而ér中国Zhōng guó每měi年nián去世qù shì的de宠物chǒng wù大概dà gài有yǒu一千万yī qiān wàn只zhī。

宠物chǒng wù殡葬bìn zàng行业háng yè还hái是shì一yī片piàn蓝lán海hǎi,极jí具jù发展fā zhǎn潜力qián lì。

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Vocabulary 209 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
宠物 chǒng wùhouse pet
殡葬 bìn zàngfuneral and interment
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
针对 zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
养 yǎngto raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets)
人群 rén qúncrowd
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
刚需 gāng xū(economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand
行业 háng yètrade; profession; industry; business
据 jùaccording to
统计 tǒng jìstatistics
年 niányear
中国 Zhōng guóChina
饲养 sì yǎngto raise / to rear
猫 māocat / (loanword) (coll.) modem
狗 gǒudog
数量 shù liàngamount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity
达到 dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
万 wànten thousand / a great number
人 rénperson; people
而且 ér qiě(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore
这 zhèthis; these
数字 shù zìnumeral / digit / number / figure / amount
还 háistill, still in progress, yet
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
不断 bù duànunceasing / uninterrupted / continuous / constant
增长 zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase
因此 yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
身后事 shēn hòu shìfuneral arrangements; posthumous affairs
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
成为 chéng wéito become; to turn into
很 hěnvery; quite
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
而 érand / as well as
几 jǐseveral / a few
成 chéngto succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right
迅速 xùn sùrapid / speedy / fast
发展 fā zhǎnto develop / to grow / to expand
当 dāngwhen / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at
去世 qù shìto pass away / to die
以后 yǐ hòuafter / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
主人 zhǔ rénmaster / host / owner
往往 wǎng wǎngusually / in many cases / more often than not
不 bùno; not so
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
该 gāishould / ought to / probably / must be
如何 rú héhow / what way / what
处理 chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
随便 suí biànas one wishes / as one pleases / at random
找 zhǎoto try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
埋葬 mái zàngto bury
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
情感 qíng gǎnfeeling / emotion
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
接受 jiē shòuto accept; to acquiesce
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
造成 zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
污染 wū rǎn(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
成熟 chéng shúmature; ripe
标准化 biāo zhǔn huàstandardization
仪式 yí shìceremony
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
感到 gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
非常 fēi chángvery; really
强 qiángstrong / powerful / better / vigorous / violent / best in their category
慰藉 wèi jièto console; to comfort
整 zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
告别 gào biéto leave; to part from / to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
过程 guò chéngcourse of events; process
参与 cān yùto participate (in sth)
感 gǎn(suffix) sense of ~
服务 fú wùservice
分 fēnto divide; to separate
为 wéito take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do
四 sìfour / 4
部分 bù fenpart; portion; piece
前期 qián qīpreceding period / early stage
火化 huǒ huàto cremate / to incinerate
和 héand; together with
骨灰 gǔ huībone ash / cremation ashes; cremains
安置 ān zhìplacement
来 láito come
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
殡仪馆 bìn yí guǎna funeral home; an undertaker's
时 shíwhen
客服 kè fúcustomer service
先 xiānbeforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now
了解 liǎo jiěto understand / to realize / to find out
客户 kè hùclient; customer
需求 xū qiúrequirement / (economics) demand
初步 chū bùinitial / preliminary / tentative
安排 ān páito arrange / to plan / to set up
后事 hòu shìfuture events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements
然后 rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
殡葬师 bìn zàng shīmortician; funeral director
将 jiāng(introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
都 dōuall; both; entirely
接 jiēto receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb
点 diǎnpoint; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
遗体 yí tǐremains (of a dead person)
清洁 qīng jiéto clean
后 hòuafterwards / after
举办 jǔ bànto conduct; to hold (an event)
正式 zhèng shìformal; official
之 zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
最后 zuì hòufinally; in the end
收纳 shōu nàto receive / to accept / to take in / to hold
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
交 jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to reach
给 gěito / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb)
大概 dà gàiroughly / probably / about
持续 chí xùto continue / to persist / to last
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
小时 xiǎo shíhour
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
有时候 yǒu shí housometimes
碰到 pèng dàoto come across / to run into / to meet / to hit
过度 guò dùexcessive / extravagant / intemperate
伤心 shāng xīnto grieve / to be broken-hearted / to feel deeply hurt
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
充分 chōng fènfully / to the full
尊重 zūn zhòngto esteem / to respect / to honor / to value
感受 gǎn shòuperception / a feeling / an impression / an experience
表达 biǎo dáto express; to convey
悲痛 bēi tònggrieved / sorrowful
他们 tā menthey; them
干扰 gān rǎoto disturb / to interfere
对于 duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
盒 hésmall box / case
有 yǒuto have; there is
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
选择 xuǎn zéchoice; option; alternative
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
带 dàito wear / to carry / to take along / to bear / to bring
走 zǒufrom / through / away
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
寄存 jì cúnto deposit / to store / to leave sth with sb
随时 suí shíat any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary
看望 kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)
有人 yǒu rénsomeone / people / anyone
做 zuòto make; to produce
晶石 jīng shía crystal-like stone; in context, a memorial keepsake made from cremation ashes, formed into a crystal stone.
项链 xiàng liànnecklace
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
随 suíto follow / to comply with / to allow
身 shēnoneself / personally
携带 xié dàito carry (on one's person) / to support (old)
合作 hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
寺庙 sì miàotemple / monastery / shrine
或者 huò zhěor
树林 shù línwoods / grove / forest
中 zhōngwithin; among; in
除了 chú leapart from; besides; in addition to
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
任务 rèn wumission; assignment; task; duty; role
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
帮助 bāng zhùto help; to assist
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
疏导 shū dǎoto dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten
悲伤 bēi shāngsad; sorrowful
情绪 qíng xùmood / state of mind / moodiness
死亡 sǐ wángdeath
突如其来 tū rú qí láihappening suddenly
意外 yì wàiaccident / mishap
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
一下子 yī xià ziin a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
事实 shì shífact
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
聊 liáo(coll.) to chat / (literary) to depend upon
生 shēngto live; to be alive / life / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood
前 qiánago / before / BC / former / formerly
事情 shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
生命 shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature
终点 zhōng diǎnthe end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus
另 lìngother / another / separate
开始 kāi shǐbeginning
不是 bù shìis not
分别 fēn biéto part; to leave each other / to distinguish; to tell apart
遗忘 yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
才 cáithen and only then
目前 mù qiánat the present time / currently
已经 yǐ jīngalready
家 jiāclassifier for families or businesses
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
每 měieach / every
一千万 yī qiān wànten million
只 zhīclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
片 piànclassifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
蓝 lánblue
海 hǎiocean / sea / great number of people or things
极 jíextremely
具 jùto possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state
潜力 qián lìpotential; latent capacity