埋
mái
to bury
Character
Example phrases
- 工人把电缆埋在地下，以免影响路面交通。 Gōngrén bǎ diànlǎn mái zài dìxià, yǐmiǎn yǐngxiǎng lùmiàn jiāotōng. The workers buried the cable underground so that it would not affect road traffic.
- 小狗把骨头埋在了花园的树下。 Xiǎogǒu bǎ gǔtou mái zài le huāyuán de shù xià. The puppy buried the bone under a tree in the garden.
- 孩子们在沙滩上把脚埋进了沙子里。 Háizimen zài shātān shàng bǎ jiǎo mái jìn le shāzi lǐ. The children buried their feet in the sand on the beach.
Related words
- 埋藏 máicáng to bury; to hide underground
- 埋伏 máifú to lie in ambush
- 埋没 máimò to bury; to let talent go unnoticed
- 埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn to work diligently with one’s head down
- 埋葬 máizàng to bury; to put to rest
- 埋怨 mányuàn to complain; to blame
- 扎 zhā to prick, to stab
- 挖 wā to dig
- 吊 diào to hang, to suspend
- 砍 kǎn to cut, to chop
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 割 gē to cut