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mái

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mái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mái | mai2
English translation
to bury
to bury; to conceal; to plant
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mán | man2
English translation
to blame

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About mái

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

mái

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

earth

Etymology of mái

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

土里

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using mái

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农夫 nóng fū yòng fān le 一些 yī xiē 埋葬 máizàng de 财宝 cái bǎo .

The ploughman turned up some buried treasure.

这种 zhè zhǒng 情形 qíngxing 导致 dǎozhì le yuán 东西 dōngxī 双方 shuāngfāng jiān de 埋怨 mányuàn 不满 bù mǎn 逐渐 zhújiàn 增加 zēngjiā .

The situation is causing simmering resentment in both halves of Germany.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ réng zài 埋头 mái tóu 撰写 zhuàn xiě Zēng 允诺 yǔn nuò de běn 新书 ?

Is Tom still working at the new book that he promised?

zhè wèi lǎo 贵族 guìzú mái zài 家族 jiā zú de 墓地 mù dì .

The old patrician was buried in the family vault.

一味 yī wèi de 埋头 mái tóu wéi 这趟旅行 lǚxíng zuò 种种 zhǒng zhǒng 奢侈 shēchǐ de 准备 zhǔnbèi .

She threw herself into extravagant preparations for the journey.

Words with mái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
mái to bury mái
埋葬 máizàng to bury埋葬 máizàng
埋怨 mányuàn to complain埋怨 mányuàn
埋伏 máifú to ambush埋伏 máifú
埋藏 mái cáng to bury埋藏 mái cáng
掩埋 yǎn mái to bury掩埋 yǎn mái
活埋 huó mái to bury alive活埋 huó mái
埋头 mái tóu engrossed in sth埋頭
埋没 máimò to engulf埋沒
埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn to make an all-out effort埋頭苦幹
隐姓埋名 yǐn xìng mái míng living incognito隱姓埋名
十面埋伏 Shí miàn Mái fú Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece)十面埋伏 Shí miàn Mái fú
埋设 mái shè to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground埋設
埋首 mái shǒu to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)埋首 mái shǒu
打埋伏 dǎ mái fu to lie in wait打埋伏 dǎ mái fu
埋名 mái míng to live incognito埋名 mái míng
隐名埋姓 yǐn míng mái xìng living incognito隱名埋姓
埋天怨地 mán tiān yuàn dì fig. to rave and rant埋天怨地 mán tiān yuàn dì

mái Decomposition & Compounds

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mái Decomposition

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mái Compounds

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