Meaning
bury; to blame
Chinese: 埋藏、掩埋；另一个读音表示埋怨。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mai” becomes a different word in each tone. 埋 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame
- 埋伏mái fúto ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
- 埋葬mái zàngto bury
- 埋没mái mòto engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle
- 埋藏mái cángto bury; to hide by burying; hidden
Example Sentence
小狗把骨头埋在了院子里。Xiǎo gǒu bǎ gǔ tou mái zài le yuàn zi lǐ.The dog buried the bone in the yard.
小狗Xiǎo gǒupup把bǎ(marks the object)骨头gǔ toubone埋máito bury在zàiat了le(completed action)院子yuàn zicourtyard里lǐinside。