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埋伏

mái fú · mai fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to ambush
  2. to lie in wait for
  3. to lie low
  4. ambush
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A surprise for Qiqi

  1. Liangliang

    嘘(xū)，我们(wǒmen)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)埋伏(máifú)。

    Shh, we're lying in wait here.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)埋伏(máifú)？

    Why lie in wait?

  3. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)的(de)生日(shēngrì)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)给(gěi)她(tā)惊喜(jīngxǐ)。

    It's Qiqi's birthday, and we want to surprise her.

  4. Dengdeng

    她(tā)什么时候(shénmeshíhou)到(dào)？

    When does she arrive?

  5. Liangliang

    七点(qīdiǎn)，现在(xiànzài)才(cái)六点五十(liùdiǎnwǔshí)，别(bié)出声(chūshēng)。

    Seven. It's only six fifty now. Don't make a sound.

  6. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)两个(liǎnggè)在(zài)树(shù)后面(hòumian)埋伏(máifú)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What are you two lying in wait behind the tree for?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)在(zài)路(lù)口(kǒu)埋(mái)伏(fú)，等(děng)待(dài)嫌(xián)疑(yí)人(rén)出(chū)现(xiàn)。

The police lay in ambush at the intersection, waiting for the suspect to appear.

02

猎(liè)人(rén)躲(duǒ)在(zài)草(cǎo)丛(cóng)里(lǐ)埋(mái)伏(fú)，等(děng)野(yě)兔(tù)靠(kào)近(jìn)。

The hunter hid in the grass in ambush, waiting for the hare to come near.

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