埋藏
máicáng
to bury; to hide underground
Characters in this word
藏 cáng
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 臧 good, right
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考古队在河谷深处发现了被泥沙埋藏数百年的祭祀遗址。 Kǎogǔduì zài hégǔ shēnchù fāxiàn le bèi níshā máicáng shù bǎi nián de jìsì yízhǐ. The archaeological team found a ritual site that had been buried under silt for hundreds of years.
- 传说这座山里埋藏着一批古代的金币。 Chuánshuō zhè zuò shān lǐ máicáng zhe yì pī gǔdài de jīnbì. Legend has it that a hoard of ancient gold coins lies buried in this mountain.
- 海底埋藏着丰富的石油和天然气。 Hǎidǐ máicáng zhe fēngfù de shíyóu hé tiānránqì. Rich reserves of oil and natural gas lie beneath the seabed.
Related words
- 埋 mái to bury
- 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
- 收藏 shōucáng to collect
- 隐藏 yǐncáng to hide, to conceal
- 宝藏 bǎozàng treasure; valuable resource
- 藏匿 cángnì to hide; to conceal
- 藏品 cángpǐn collection item; collectible
- 藏身 cángshēn to hide oneself; to take shelter