Verbambush; lie in wait

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 埋伏.
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Character Breakdown

埋伏 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 埋伏 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 埋伏 with other words naturally.
Measure Word + Nounwith
chù
mái
neutral
an ambush site
Adjective + Nounwith士兵
mái
de
shì
bīng
neutral
ambushing soldiers
Verb + Object
xiǎo
xīn
mái
neutral
beware of ambush
shè
xià
mái
neutral
lay an ambush
Verb + Complementwith
zhōng
liǎo
mái
neutral
fall into an ambush

Example Sentences with 埋伏

shì
bīng
men
zài
shù
lín
mái
The soldiers are ambushed in the woods.
wèi
le
pāi
shè
shēng
dòng
shè
yǐng
shī
zài
cǎo
cóng
zhōng
nài
xīn
mái
le
zhěng
zhěng
sān
tiān
To photograph wild animals, the photographer patiently lay in ambush in the grass for three full days.
nán
dào
méi
chá
jué
dào
jìng
zhēng
duì
shǒu
zǎo
zài
shì
chǎng
lüè
shàng
shè
hǎo
le
mái
ma
Haven't you noticed that our competitors have already laid an ambush in their market strategy?
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.
bìng
fēi
zài
mái
zhǐ
shì
pèng
qiǎo
zài
ge
fēi
guǎn
děng
ér
He wasn't lying in wait for you; he just happened to be waiting for you at that café.
men
fáng
duì
fāng
zài
tong
tiáo
kuǎn
mái
de
xiàn
jǐng
We must be wary of the legal traps the other party has laid in ambush within the contract terms.
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.
jǐn
guǎn
jǐng
fāng
shè
xià
yán
mái
dàn
jiǎo
huá
de
zǒu
tuán
huǒ
hái
shì
gǎi
biàn
le
xiàn线
Although the police set up a tight ambush, the cunning smuggling gang still changed their route.