埋伏

máifu

verb HSK 7-9 #7,953

Meanings

1 to ambush
2 to lie in wait
3 an ambush

Characters

to bury; to hide

to lie face down; to hide

Examples

敌人在山谷里设了埋伏。

Dírén zài shāngǔ lǐ shè le máifu.

The enemy set an ambush in the valley.

警察在附近埋伏了好几个小时。

Jǐngchá zài fùjìn máifu le hǎojǐ gè xiǎoshí.

The police lay in wait nearby for several hours.

Tips

usage

埋伏 can be a verb (to ambush/lie in wait) or a noun (an ambush). Common pattern: 设埋伏 (set an ambush), 中埋伏 (fall into an ambush).

In Pop Culture

十面埋伏 Shí miàn Máifú

House of Flying Daggers

2004 martial arts film by Zhang Yimou

Stroke Order

埋 mái

伏 fú