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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.bury; cover up
孩子们把身体埋在沙里。
The children buried themselves in sandy soil.
道路被大雪埋了。
The road was buried in snow.
工人们在埋管道。
The workers are burying pipes.
- 2
v.metaconceal; hide
隐姓埋名
conceal one's identity
埋伏
ambush
Words and phrases with 埋
- 埋入[word]embed
- 埋线[word]thread imbedding
- 埋名[word]hide/conceal one's identity
- 埋葬[word]bury; eliminate
- 埋葬学[word]taphonomy
- 埋伏[word]lie in ambush; ambush
- 埋伏圈[word]ambuscade
- 埋青[word]bury young vegetation underground as a form of manure
- 埋藏土层[word]buried soil horizon
- 埋头苦干[idiom]immerse oneself in hard work
- 埋名隐姓[idiom]conceal one's name
- 埋锅造饭[idiom]prop up a pot in the field and start cooking
Word usage
- Note"埋" is usually pronounced as "mái"; "mán" is used to "埋怨" in spoken language.
Chinese Characters with pinyin mái
- 霾thick haze