埋藏

máicáng

verb HSK 7 #10,370

Meanings

1 to bury
2 to hide underground
3 to lie hidden

Characters

to hide; to store

Examples

地下埋藏着丰富的矿产资源。

Dìxià máicáng zhe fēngfù de kuàngchǎn zīyuán.

Rich mineral resources are buried underground.

他把秘密埋藏在心底。

Tā bǎ mìmì máicáng zài xīndǐ.

He buried the secret deep in his heart.

Tips

usage

埋藏 can be literal (buried underground) or figurative (hidden feelings/secrets). Compare with 埋 (to bury) which is simpler and more physical.

Stroke Order

埋 mái

藏 cáng