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隐瞒

yǐnmán

to conceal; to hide

A person hiding a folder of papers behind their back
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Characters in this word

隐 yǐn

Strokes
11
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 急 anxious, worried
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 隐

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

  • 如果管理层继续隐瞒亏损,投资者的信任将彻底崩塌。 Rúguǒ guǎnlǐcéng jìxù yǐnmán kuīsǔn, tóuzīzhě de xìnrèn jiāng chèdǐ bēngtā. If management continues to conceal the losses, investors' trust will collapse completely.
  • 他对父母隐瞒了自己的真实想法。 Tā duì fùmǔ yǐnmán le zìjǐ de zhēnshí xiǎngfǎ. He concealed his real thoughts from his parents.
  • 医生没有隐瞒病情,坦率地向病人说明了情况。 Yīshēng méiyǒu yǐnmán bìngqíng, tǎnshuài de xiàng bìngrén shuōmíng le qíngkuàng. The doctor did not hide the patient's condition and frankly explained the situation.

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