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yǐn

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Definitions

  1. 1. secret
  2. 2. hidden
  3. 3. concealed
  4. 4. (prefix) crypto-

Words Containing 隐

隐色
yǐn sè

protective coloration (esp. of insects)

隐病不报
yǐn bìng bù bào

not to tell others of one's illness

恻隐
cè yǐn

compassion

隐约其辞
yǐn yuē qí cí

equivocal speech

隐花植物
yǐn huā zhí wù

Cryptogamae

隐修士
yǐn xiū shì

monk (Christian)

隐蔽
yǐn bì

to conceal

隐灭
yǐn miè

to fade away

隐瞒不报
yǐn mán bù bào

to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)

隐修院
yǐn xiū yuàn

monastery (Christian)

隐隐约约
yǐn yǐn yuē yuē

faint

隐匿
yǐn nì

to cover up

隐私
yǐn sī

secrets

消隐
xiāo yǐn

to hide

隐位
yǐn wèi

cryptic epitope (immunology, a protein component that becomes effective when activated by antigen)

隐情
yǐn qíng

sth one wishes to keep secret

隐迹
yǐn jì

hidden tracks

难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn

a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)

隐潭
yǐn tán

hidden pond or pool

隐饰
yǐn shì

a cover-up

退隐
tuì yǐn

to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion

隐写术
yǐn xiě shù

steganography

隐没
yǐn mò

to vanish gradually

时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn

appearing and disappearing (idiom)

隐袭
yǐn xí

insidious

隐燃
yǐn rán

burning with no flame

隐去
yǐn qù

to disappear

个人隐私
gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy

隐避
yǐn bì

to hide

隐翅虫
yǐn chì chóng

rove beetle

该隐
gāi yǐn

Cain (name)

隐伏
yǐn fú

to hide

隐恶扬善
yǐn è yáng shàn

(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults

隐身草
yǐn shēn cǎo

legendary grass conferring invisibility

隐睾
yǐn gāo

cryptorchidism

隐血
yǐn xuè

occult blood (in medicine, fecal blood from internal bleeding)

小隐隐于林,大隐隐于市
xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú lín , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì

an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)

隐隐
yǐn yǐn

faint

隐名埋姓
yǐn míng mái xìng

to conceal one's identity

隐事
yǐn shì

a secret

隐退
yǐn tuì

to retire (from society, esp. from politics)

恻隐之心
cè yǐn zhī xīn

compassion

隐藏
yǐn cáng

to hide

隐身
yǐn shēn

to hide oneself

隐性
yǐn xìng

hidden

隐藏处
yǐn cáng chù

shelter

隐晦
yǐn huì

vague

隐逸
yǐn yì

to live in seclusion

隐讳号
yǐn huì hào

cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display

隐密
yǐn mì

secret

隐形
yǐn xíng

invisible

隐土
yǐn tǔ

legendary land of hermits

隐喻
yǐn yù

metaphor

李商隐
lǐ shāng yǐn

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

隐忍不言
yǐn rěn bù yán

to keep one's emotions inside oneself

隐栖动物学
yǐn qī dòng wù xué

cryptozoology

隐隐绰绰
yǐn yǐn chuò chuò

faint

隐瞒
yǐn mán

to conceal

隐语
yǐn yǔ

secret language

隐性基因
yǐn xìng jī yīn

recessive gene

隐龟
yǐn guī

Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

隐然
yǐn rán

a feint

隐函数
yǐn hán shù

implicit function

隐显
yǐn xiǎn

appearing and disappearing

隐颧
yǐn quán

a skull with sunken cheek bone

隐蔽强迫下载
yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)

隐姓埋名
yǐn xìng mái míng

to conceal one's identity

时显时隐
shí xiǎn shí yǐn

appearing and disappearing

隐意
yǐn yì

implied meaning

隐私权
yǐn sī quán

privacy right

隐约
yǐn yuē

vague

隐遁
yǐn dùn

to disappear from view

隐忍
yǐn rěn

to bear patiently

隐显目标
yǐn xiǎn mù biāo

intermittent target

隐疾
yǐn jí

an unmentionable illness (e.g. venereal disease)

归隐
guī yǐn

to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion

隐居
yǐn jū

to live in seclusion

若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn

faintly discernible (idiom)

隐秘
yǐn mì

secret

郇山隐修会
xún shān yǐn xiū huì

Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

小隐隐于野,大隐隐于市
xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú yě , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì

an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)

隐现
yǐn xiàn

glimpse (of something hidden)

隐修
yǐn xiū

monasticism

隐形眼镜
yǐn xíng yǎn jìng

contact lens

隐迹埋名
yǐn jì mái míng

to live incognito

隐衷
yǐn zhōng

a secret

隐情不报
yǐn qíng bù bào

not to report sth

隐生宙
yǐn shēng zhòu

Cryptozoic

隐痛
yǐn tòng

hidden anguish

隐隐作痛
yǐn yǐn zuò tòng

to ache dully

隐射
yǐn shè

(to fire) innuendo

隐士
yǐn shì

hermit

隐私政策
yǐn sī zhèng cè

privacy policy

隐患
yǐn huàn

a danger concealed within sth

隐忧
yǐn yōu

secret concern

隐含
yǐn hán

to contain in a concealed form

隐君子
yǐn jūn zi

recluse

隐映
yǐn yìng

to set off one another

隐忍不发
yǐn rěn bù fā

to keep one's emotions inside oneself

隐秘难言
yǐn mì nán yán

too embarrassing to mention

忽隐忽现
hū yǐn hū xiàn

intermittent