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cáng
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to conceal
  2. 2. to hide away
  3. 3. to harbor
  4. 4. to store
  5. 5. to collect

Example Sentences

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有傳聞說,那裡 著寶物。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13502286)

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Words Containing 藏

海北藏族自治州
hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-byang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

藏头露尾
cáng tóu lù wěi

to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account

藏传佛教
zàng chuán fó jiào

Tibetan Buddhism

剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)

藏独
zàng dú

Tibetan Independence (movement)

滇藏
diān zàng

Yunnan and Tibet

春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng

sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

笑里藏刀
xiào lǐ cáng dāo

lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions

道藏
dào zàng

Daoist scripture

康巴藏区
kāng bā zàng qū

former Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan

藏宝箱
cáng bǎo xiāng

treasure chest

库藏
kù cáng

to store

青藏线
qīng zàng xiàn

the Qinghai-Tibet route

藏文
zàng wén

Tibetan script

收藏家
shōu cáng jiā

a collector (e.g. of artworks)

隐藏处
yǐn cáng chù

shelter

藏羚
zàng líng

Tibetan antelope

迪庆藏族自治州
dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest Yunnan, capital Jiantang 建塘鎮|建塘镇[jiàn táng zhèn]

收藏
shōu cáng

to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark

三藏
sān zàng

Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries

鸟尽弓藏
niǎo jìn gōng cáng

lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

青藏高原
qīng zàng gāo yuán

Qinghai-Tibetan plateau

雪藏
xuě cáng

(fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment)

潜藏
qián cáng

hidden beneath the surface

藏人
zàng rén

Tibetan (person)

藏身处
cáng shēn chù

hiding place

青藏铁路线
qīng zàng tiě lù xiàn

Qinghai-Tibet Railway

藏镜人
cáng jìng rén

man behind the mirror

唐三藏
táng sān zàng

Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel \Journey to the West\ 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì], based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘[xuán zàng] (602-664)

川滇藏
chuān diān zàng

Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet

藏茴香果
zàng huí xiāng guǒ

caraway

海西蒙古族藏族自治州
hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mtsho-nub Sog-rigs dang Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in Qinghai

蛰藏
zhé cáng

to hibernate

埋藏
mái cáng

to bury

藏躲
cáng duǒ

to hide

藏身之处
cáng shēn zhī chù

hiding place

地藏菩萨
dì zàng pú sà

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)

地藏
dì zàng

Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)

蕴藏量
yùn cáng liàng

reserves

卧虎藏龙
wò hǔ cáng lóng

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]

藏马鸡
zàng mǎ jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani)

藏象
zàng xiàng

hidden inner properties and their external manifestations (TCM)

藏青
zàng qīng

see 藏青色[zàng qīng sè]

玉树藏族自治州
yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: yus hru'u bod rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

典藏
diǎn cáng

repository of items of cultural significance

藏踪
cáng zōng

to hide

天祝藏族自治县
tiān zhù zàng zú zì zhì xiàn

Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County in Wuwei 武威[wǔ wēi], Gansu

躲躲藏藏
duǒ duǒ cáng cáng

to be in hiding

三藏法师
sān zàng fǎ shī

monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[xuán zàng] (602-664)

藏黄雀
zàng huáng què

(bird species of China) Tibetan serin (Spinus thibetana)

藏族
zàng zú

Tibetan ethnic group

阿坝藏族羌族自治州
ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[mǎ ěr kāng zhèn]

珍藏
zhēn cáng

a collection of rare and valuable items

藏龙卧虎
cáng lóng wò hǔ

lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

藏奸
cáng jiān

to harbor evil intentions

藏书票
cáng shū piào

bookplate

木里藏族自治县
mù lǐ zàng zú zì zhì xiàn

Muli Tibetan autonomous county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu], south Sichuan

暗藏
àn cáng

to hide

藏语
zàng yǔ

Tibetan language

藏掖
cáng yē

to try to cover up

储藏室
chǔ cáng shì

storeroom

果洛藏族自治州
guǒ luò zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: Mgo-log Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul) in south Qinghai

包藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn

to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

帑藏
tǎng zàng

state treasury

青藏公路
qīng zàng gōng lù

Qinghai-Tibet Highway

绵里藏针
mián lǐ cáng zhēn

lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)

藏雀
zàng què

(bird species of China) Tibetan rosefinch (Carpodacus roborowskii)

藏匿
cáng nì

to cover up

黄南藏族自治州
huáng nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: Rma-lho Bod-rigs rang skyong khul) in Qinghai

藏猫猫
cáng māo māo

hide and seek

深藏若虚
shēn cáng ruò xū

to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents

藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí

to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment

保藏
bǎo cáng

to keep in store

躲藏
duǒ cáng

to conceal oneself

宝藏
bǎo zàng

precious mineral deposits

青藏铁路
qīng zàng tiě lù

Qinghai-Tibet railway

藏獒
zàng áo

Tibetan mastiff

掩藏
yǎn cáng

hidden

隐藏
yǐn cáng

to hide

秘藏
mì cáng

to stash away

私藏
sī cáng

to keep hidden

雅鲁藏布大峡谷
yǎ lǔ zàng bù dà xiá gǔ

Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)

西藏人
xī zàng rén

Tibetan (person)

雅鲁藏布江
yǎ lǔ zàng bù jiāng

Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet

藏青色
zàng qīng sè

navy blue

藏族人
zàng zú rén

Tibetan (person)

西藏獒犬
xī zàng áo quǎn

Tibetan mastiff

包藏
bāo cáng

to contain

青藏
qīng zàng

Qinghai and Tibet

藏雪鸡
zàng xuě jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)

甘孜藏族自治州
gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan

滇藏川
diān zàng chuān

Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan

贮藏
zhù cáng

to store up

海南藏族自治州
hǎi nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan Mtsho-lho Bod-rigs rang-skyong-khul), Qinghai

藏污纳垢
cáng wū nà gòu

to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing

冷藏车
lěng cáng chē

refrigerated truck or wagon

藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū

to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing

藏雪雀
zàng xuě què

(bird species of China) Henri's snowfinch (Montifringilla henrici)

储藏
chǔ cáng

to store

藏鹀
zàng wú

(bird species of China) Tibetan bunting (Emberiza koslowi)

虚空藏菩萨
xū kōng zàng pú sà

Akasagarbha Bodhisattva

藏身
cáng shēn

to hide

地藏王菩萨
dì zàng wáng pú sà

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)

矿藏
kuàng cáng

mineral resources

藏毛性疾病
cáng máo xìng jí bìng

pilonidal disease

藏青果
zàng qīng guǒ

chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)

西藏毛腿沙鸡
xī zàng máo tuǐ shā jī

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

深藏
shēn cáng

to be deeply hidden

藏书
cáng shū

to collect books

昂藏
áng cáng

tall and strongly built

大愿地藏菩萨
dà yuàn dì zàng pú sà

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)

西藏百万农奴解放纪念日
xī zàng bǎi wàn nóng nú jiě fàng jì niàn rì

Serf Liberation Day (PRC)

汉藏语系
hàn zàng yǔ xì

Sino-Tibetan language family

川藏
chuān zàng

Sichuan and Tibet

藏红花
zàng hóng huā

saffron (Crocus sativus)

匿影藏形
nì yǐng cáng xíng

to hide from public view

藏羚羊
zàng líng yáng

Tibetan antelope or Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii)

藏拙
cáng zhuó

avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face

苞藏祸心
bāo cáng huò xīn

to harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice

冷藏
lěng cáng

refrigeration

西藏
xī zàng

Tibet

馆藏
guǎn cáng

to collect in a museum or library

藏藏掖掖
cáng cáng yē yē

to conceal

冷藏箱
lěng cáng xiāng

cooler

蕴藏
yùn cáng

to contain (untapped reserves etc)

甘南藏族自治州
gān nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu

捉迷藏
zhuō mí cáng

to play hide-and-seek

援藏
yuán zàng

pro-Tibet

藏品
cáng pǐn

museum piece

窝藏
wō cáng

to harbor