埋
Definitions
- 1. to bury
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Collocations
Common objects include 人, 宝藏, 秘密. Used in constructions like 把...埋在...里.
Common mistakes
Do not confuse 埋 (mái) with 理 (lǐ). The radical 土 indicates the meaning of earth.
Example Sentences
2 shown他把钱 埋 在了花园里。
有 埋 伏！
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Words Containing 埋
to ambush
to complain
to engulf
to bury
to bury
center-embedded relative clauses
Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)
to conceal one's identity
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese)
lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth
(dialect) dirty
to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground
to immerse oneself in
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)
(web analytics) event tracking
to crush and bury
to lie in wait
to bury
to bury alive
to bury
to get blamed
to bury
lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person
to conceal one's identity
to conceal one's identity
to live incognito