埋没

埋沒

máimò

verb HSK 7-9 #20,987

Meanings

1 to bury; to neglect; to stifle
2 to let talent go unrecognized

Characters

to bury; to cover up

to sink; to submerge

Both characters involve hiding beneath the surface — burying and submerging. Together they mean to bury something so it's lost from view.

Examples

不要埋没人才。

Búyào máimò réncái.

Don't let talent go to waste.

他的才华被埋没了很多年。

Tā de cáihuá bèi máimò le hěnduō nián.

His talent went unrecognized for many years.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 埋没 (máimò, to bury/stifle talent) with 埋怨 (mányuàn, to complain/blame). Note that 埋 has two pronunciations: mái (to bury) and mán (to complain).

Stroke Order

埋 mái

没 méi