mái
couvrir; enterrer
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他把钱埋在地下。
Tā bǎ qián mái zài dìxià.
He buried the money underground.
她把种子埋在土里。
Tā bǎ zhǒngzǐ mái zài tǔlǐ.
She buried the seeds in the soil.
他们把尸体埋在坟墓里。
Tāmen bǎ shītǐ mái zài fénmùlǐ.
They buried the body in the grave.
掩埋 (yǎnmái)
bury
埋葬 (máizàng)
bury
The Chinese character 埋 (mái) is composed of two parts: the radical ⺡ (fú), which means "to cover," and the phonetic component 埋 (mái), which is a simplified form of the character 瘗 (mò), which means "to bury." The original form of 埋 was 瘗, which was a pictograph of a person burying a body in a grave. Over time, the character was simplified to its current form, 埋.The character 埋 has several meanings, including "to bury," "to hide," and "to plant." It can also be used as a verb-object compound, such as in the phrase 埋伏 (mái fú), which means "to ambush."The character 埋 is commonly used in Chinese literature and poetry. For example, in the poem "The Burial of He Zhi Zhang" by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu, the character 埋 is used to describe the burial of a friend.The character 埋 is also used in Chinese idioms and proverbs. For example, the idiom 埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn) means "to work hard and diligently."The character 埋 is a versatile character with a rich history and many different meanings. It is an important character to learn for HSK learners, as it is commonly used in both written and spoken Chinese.
