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瞒

mán

to conceal; to keep from

A person hiding a letter behind their back from another
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Character

瞒 mán

Strokes
15
Radical
目 — eye
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这件事迟早会被查出来,你越瞒,后果越严重。 Zhè jiàn shì chízǎo huì bèi chá chūlái, nǐ yuè mán, hòuguǒ yuè yánzhòng. This matter will be found out sooner or later; the more you hide it, the more serious the consequences will be.
  • 她怕妈妈担心,就把生病的事瞒了下来。 Tā pà māma dānxīn, jiù bǎ shēngbìng de shì mán le xiàlái. Afraid of worrying her mother, she kept her illness a secret.
  • 这件事我不想瞒你,其实我已经辞职了。 Zhè jiàn shì wǒ bù xiǎng mán nǐ, qíshí wǒ yǐjīng cízhí le. I don't want to hide this from you: I've actually already resigned.

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