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藏身

cáng shēn · cang shen

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to hide
  2. to go into hiding
  3. to take refuge
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Hide and seek

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)玩(wán)捉迷藏(zhuōmícáng)吧(ba)！

    Let us play hide and seek!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)数(shǔ)到(dào)二十(èrshí)，我(wǒ)去(qù)找(zhǎo)地方(dìfang)藏身(cángshēn)。

    Okay, count to twenty while I find a place to hide.

  3. Liangliang

    一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)……

    One, two, three...

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)棵(kē)树(shù)后面(hòumian)，是(shì)个(gè)好(hǎo)藏身(cángshēn)的(de)地方(dìfang)。

    Behind this tree is a good hiding place.

  5. Liangliang

    二十(èrshí)！我(wǒ)来(lái)找(zhǎo)了(le)。树(shù)后面(hòumian)有(yǒu)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)！

    Twenty! Here I come. There is a pair of shoes behind the tree!

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)藏身(cángshēn)的(de)地方(dìfang)，只(zhǐ)能(néng)藏(cáng)半个(bànge)人(rén)。

    This hiding place can only hide half a person.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)藏(cáng)身(shēn)在(zài)灌(guàn)木(mù)中(zhōng)以(yǐ)免(miǎn)他(tā)们(men)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

He hid in the bushes so that they would not see him.

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

02

仔(zǐ)细(xì)搜(sōu)寻(xún)敌(dí)人(rén)可(kě)能(néng)藏(cáng)身(shēn)的(de)灌(guàn)木(mù)丛(cóng)。

Investigate thoroughly the bushes where the enemy may be hiding.

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

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