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埋

mái · mai/mán · man

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Meaning

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mái 埋

  1. to bury

mán 埋

  1. used in 埋怨 (mán yuàn)
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Burying the cookies

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)饼干(bǐnggān)埋(mái)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)吧(ba)，明天(míngtiān)来(lái)挖(wā)。

    Let's bury the cookies here and dig them up tomorrow.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)埋(mái)，你(nǐ)来(lái)画(huà)地图(dìtú)。

    Ok, I'll bury them and you draw the map.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)地图(dìtú)画好(huàhǎo)了(le)。

    I've finished the map.

  4. Dengdeng

    埋好(máihǎo)了(le)。明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)再(zài)来(lái)挖(wā)出来(chūlái)。

    They're buried. Tomorrow we come back and dig them out.

  5. Liangliang

    地图(dìtú)呢(ne)？

    Where's the map?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)地图(dìtú)也(yě)埋(mái)进去(jìnqù)了(le)！

    I buried the map too!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)把(bǎ)他(tā)钱(qián)埋(mái)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)给(gěi)忘(wàng)掉(diào)了(le)。

Tom couldn't remember where he'd buried the money.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Yetiowin · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)能(néng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)些(xiē)深(shēn)深(shēn)地(de)埋(mái)在(zài)心(xīn)里(lǐ)。

You can only bury these deeply in your heart.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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