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埋没

埋沒
máimò
verb HSK 7-9 #20,987

Meanings

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

Characters

埋
mái
to bury; to cover up
没
mò
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

HSK 3
不要埋没人才。
Búyào máimò réncái.
Don't let talent go to waste.
HSK 7-9
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 (to bury/stifle talent) with 埋怨 (to complain/blame). Note that 埋 has two pronunciations: mái (to bury) and mán (to complain).

Stroke Order

埋 mái
没 méi