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埋伏 (mái fú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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埋伏 (mái fú): Ambush (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

埋伏 consists of 2 characters.

to bury, to cover up

to lie prostrate, to bend over, to hide

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 埋伏.

Words with 埋

埋怨mán yuàn
埋没mái mò
埋葬mái zàng
埋藏mái cáng
埋头苦干mái tóu kǔ gàn

Words with 伏

潜伏qián fú
碘伏diǎn fú
起伏qǐ fú
此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fú

How to Use 埋伏 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 埋伏 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith处

yī一

chù处

mái埋

fú伏

neutral

an ambush site

Adjective + Nounwith士兵

mái埋

fú伏

de的

shì士

bīng兵

Verb + Object

xiǎo小

xīn心

mái埋

fú伏

neutral

beware of ambush

Verb + Complementwith中

zhòng中

le了

mái埋

fú伏

Example Sentences with 埋伏

shì士

bīng兵

men们

zài在

shù树

lín林

lǐ里

neutral

ambushing soldiers

shè设

xià下

mái埋

fú伏

neutral

lay an ambush

neutral

fall into an ambush

mái

埋

fú伏

。

The soldiers are ambushed in the woods.

shì士

bīng兵

men们

zài在

shù树

lín林

lǐ里

mái埋

fú伏

，

děng等

dài待

dí敌

rén人

jīng经

guò过

。

The soldiers lay in ambush in the woods, waiting for the enemy to pass by.

wèi为

le了

pāi拍

shè摄

yě野

shēng生

dòng动

wù物

，

shè摄

yǐng影

shī师

zài在

cǎo草

cóng丛

zhōng中

nài耐

xīn心

mái埋

fú伏

le了

zhěng整

zhěng整

sān三

tiān天

。

To photograph wild animals, the photographer patiently lay in ambush in the grass for three full days.

Show 6 More Sentences

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

méi没

chá察

jué觉

dào到

，

jìng竞

zhēng争

duì对

shǒu手

zǎo早

yǐ已

zài在

shì市

chǎng场

cè策

lüè略

shàng上

shè设

hǎo好

le了

mái埋

fú伏

ma吗

？

Haven't you noticed that our competitors have already laid an ambush in their market strategy?

jǐng警

chá察

zài在

lù路

kǒu口

shè设

xià下

mái埋

fú伏

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

zài在

mái埋

fú伏

nǐ你

，

zhǐ只

wǒ我

men们

dé得

dī提

fáng防

duì对

fāng方

zài在

hé合

tong

tā他

zǒng总

jué觉

de得

yǒu有

rén人

zài在

àn暗

zhōng中

mái

jǐn尽

guǎn管

jǐng警

fāng方

shè设

xià下

yán严

mì密

mái埋

fú

，

děng等

dài待

xián嫌

yí疑

rén人

chū出

xiàn现

。

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

shì

是

pèng碰

qiǎo巧

zài在

nà那

ge个

kā咖

fēi啡

guǎn馆

děng等

nǐ你

ér而

yǐ已

。

He wasn't lying in wait for you; he just happened to be waiting for you at that café.

同

tiáo条

kuǎn款

lǐ里

mái埋

fú伏

de的

fǎ法

lǜ律

xiàn陷

jǐng阱

。

We must be wary of the legal traps the other party has laid in ambush within the contract terms.

埋

fú伏

，

zhǔn准

bèi备

xiàn陷

hài害

tā他

。

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

伏

，

dàn但

jiǎo狡

huá猾

de的

zǒu走

sī私

tuán团

huǒ伙

hái还

shì是

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

lù路

xiàn线

。

Although the police set up a tight ambush, the cunning smuggling gang still changed their route.