yǐn

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 隐

隐形
yǐn xíng

invisible

隐性
yǐn xìng

hidden

隐患
yǐn huàn

a danger concealed within sth

隐情
yǐn qíng

sth one wishes to keep secret

隐瞒
yǐn mán

to conceal

隐私
yǐn sī

secrets

隐约
yǐn yuē

vague

隐蔽
yǐn bì

to conceal

隐藏
yǐn cáng

to hide

隐身
yǐn shēn

to hide oneself

个人隐私
gè rén yǐn sī

personal privacy

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)

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)

忽隐忽现
hū yǐn hū xiàn

intermittent

恻隐
cè yǐn

compassion

恻隐之心
cè yǐn zhī xīn

compassion

时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn

appearing and disappearing (idiom)

时显时隐
shí xiǎn shí yǐn

appearing and disappearing

李商隐
lǐ shāng yǐn

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

归隐
guī yǐn

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

消隐
xiāo yǐn

to hide

若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn

faintly discernible (idiom)

该隐
gāi yǐn

Cain (name)

退隐
tuì yǐn

to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion

郇山隐修会
xún shān yǐn xiū huì

Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

隐事
yǐn shì

a secret

隐伏
yǐn fú

to hide

隐位
yǐn wèi

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

隐修
yǐn xiū

monasticism

隐修士
yǐn xiū shì

monk (Christian)

隐修院
yǐn xiū yuàn

monastery (Christian)

隐函数
yǐn hán shù

implicit function

隐匿
yǐn nì

to cover up

隐去
yǐn qù

to disappear

隐名埋姓
yǐn míng mái xìng

to conceal one's identity

隐君子
yǐn jūn zi

recluse

隐含
yǐn hán

to contain in a concealed form

隐喻
yǐn yù

metaphor

隐土
yǐn tǔ

legendary land of hermits

隐士
yǐn shì

hermit

隐姓埋名
yǐn xìng mái míng

to conceal one's identity

隐密
yǐn mì

secret

隐写术
yǐn xiě shù

steganography

隐射
yǐn shè

(to fire) innuendo

隐居
yǐn jū

to live in seclusion

隐形眼镜
yǐn xíng yǎn jìng

contact lens

隐忍
yǐn rěn

to bear patiently

隐忍不发
yǐn rěn bù fā

to keep one's emotions inside oneself

隐忍不言
yǐn rěn bù yán

to keep one's emotions inside oneself

隐性基因
yǐn xìng jī yīn

recessive gene

隐情不报
yǐn qíng bù bào

not to report sth

隐恶扬善
yǐn è yáng shàn

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

隐意
yǐn yì

implied meaning

隐忧
yǐn yōu

secret concern

隐映
yǐn yìng

to set off one another

隐晦
yǐn huì

vague

隐栖动物学
yǐn qī dòng wù xué

cryptozoology

隐没
yǐn mò

to vanish gradually

隐灭
yǐn miè

to fade away

隐潭
yǐn tán

hidden pond or pool

隐然
yǐn rán

a feint

隐燃
yǐn rán

burning with no flame

隐现
yǐn xiàn

glimpse (of something hidden)

隐生宙
yǐn shēng zhòu

Cryptozoic

隐疾
yǐn jí

an unmentionable illness (e.g. venereal disease)

隐病不报
yǐn bìng bù bào

not to tell others of one's illness

隐痛
yǐn tòng

hidden anguish

隐睾
yǐn gāo

cryptorchidism

隐瞒不报
yǐn mán bù bào

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

隐私政策
yǐn sī zhèng cè

privacy policy

隐私权
yǐn sī quán

privacy right

隐秘
yǐn mì

secret

隐秘难言
yǐn mì nán yán

too embarrassing to mention

隐约其辞
yǐn yuē qí cí

equivocal speech

隐翅虫
yǐn chì chóng

rove beetle

隐色
yǐn sè

protective coloration (esp. of insects)

隐花植物
yǐn huā zhí wù

Cryptogamae

隐蔽强迫下载
yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi

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

隐藏处
yǐn cáng chù

shelter

隐血
yǐn xuè

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

隐衷
yǐn zhōng

a secret

隐袭
yǐn xí

insidious

隐语
yǐn yǔ

secret language

隐讳号
yǐn huì hào

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

隐迹
yǐn jì

hidden tracks

隐迹埋名
yǐn jì mái míng

to live incognito

隐身草
yǐn shēn cǎo

legendary grass conferring invisibility

隐退
yǐn tuì

to retire (from society, esp. from politics)

隐逸
yǐn yì

to live in seclusion

隐遁
yǐn dùn

to disappear from view

隐避
yǐn bì

to hide

隐隐
yǐn yǐn

faint

隐隐作痛
yǐn yǐn zuò tòng

to ache dully

隐隐约约
yǐn yǐn yuē yuē

faint

隐隐绰绰
yǐn yǐn chuò chuò

faint

隐显
yǐn xiǎn

appearing and disappearing

隐显目标
yǐn xiǎn mù biāo

intermittent target

隐颧
yǐn quán

a skull with sunken cheek bone

隐饰
yǐn shì

a cover-up

隐龟
yǐn guī

Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn

a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)