to bury, to cover up

Animated Stroke Order 埋

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Stroke Order Diagrams 埋

埋 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
men
àn
zhào
chuán
tǒng
shì
mái
zàng
le
xiān

They buried their ancestors according to traditional rituals

2
mái
tóu
gàn
zhōng
wán
chéng
le
xiàng

He worked diligently and finally completed the project

3
shì
bīng
men
zài
shān
shè
xià
mái

The soldiers set up an ambush in the valley

4
shì
bīng
men
zài
shù
lín
mái

The soldiers are ambushed in the woods.

5
jǐng
chá
zài
kǒu
shè
xià
mái
děng
dài
xián
rén
chū
xiàn

The police set up an ambush at the intersection, waiting for the suspect to appear.

6
zǒng
jué
de
yǒu
rén
zài
àn
zhōng
mái
zhǔn
bèi
xiàn
hài

He always feels that someone is lying in ambush in the dark, ready to frame him.

7
mán
yuàn
tiān
hǎo

He complained about the bad weather.

8
mán
yuàn
péng
yǒu
méi
yǒu
shí
huí
xiāo

She complained that her friend didn't reply to the message promptly.

9
zǒng
shì
mán
yuàn
gōng
zuò
tài
máng
què
méi
yǒu
xiǎng
bàn
gāo
xiào

He always complains about being too busy at work, but never tries to improve his efficiency.

10
de
cái
huá
bèi
mái
le

His talent was buried.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1582
Zhuyinㄇㄞˊ
Components
UnicodeU+57CB
CangjieGWG
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality