瞒

瞞

mán

verb HSK 7 #3,281

Meanings

Nǐ bié mán wǒ, dàodǐ fāshēng le shénme?

Don't hide it from me — what on earth happened?

Zhè jiàn shì mán bú zhù de.

This matter can't be kept secret.

usage

瞒 takes a person as its object: 瞒我 (hide from me), 瞒着父母 (keeping it from parents). The pattern 瞒不住 means 'can't keep it hidden'.

memory

The character has 目 (eye) on the left — imagine covering someone's eyes (目) so they can't see the truth.

瞒 mán