埋伏

mái fú

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to ambush
2. to lie in wait for
3. to lie low
4. ambush

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 偷袭 tōu xí 偷袭 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack 突然袭击，常与埋伏配合使用: to mount a sneak attack
• 蹲守 dūn shǒu 蹲守 dūn shǒu to hang around keeping a watch out for sth 隐蔽等待，警察常用: to hang around keeping a watch out for sth

Synonyms

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• 伏击 fú jī 伏击 fú jī ambush 军事或战术上的埋伏: ambush

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配为“打埋伏”、“设下埋伏”，作动词时常带宾语或补语，如“埋伏在山坡后”。

Common mistakes

“埋伏”既可作动词也可作名词，但“打埋伏”指伏击行为，“中埋伏”指被伏击，不能互换宾语。

Example Sentences

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士兵们 埋伏 在山路两侧。

The soldiers ambushed on both sides of the mountain road.

有 埋伏 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8715896)

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Words Containing 埋伏

• 十面埋伏 十面埋伏 shí miàn mái fú: Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)
• 打埋伏 打埋伏 dǎ mái fu: to lie in wait

Child Words of 埋伏

• 埋 埋 mái: to bury
• 伏 伏 fú: to lean over