English–Chinese
“hide-and-seek” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhuō mí cáng
Example
孩子们在公园里玩捉迷藏。hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ wán zhuō mí cáng
The children are playing hide-and-seek in the park.
How to say “hide-and-seek” in Chinese
“Hide-and-seek” in Chinese is 捉迷藏 (zhuō mí cáng).
A shared game of disappearing and searching, with discovery passing the searching role to another player.
Example sentences with 捉迷藏
我们小时候经常在院子里玩捉迷藏。wǒ men xiǎo shí hòu jīng cháng zài yuàn zi lǐ wán zhuō mí cáng
As children, we often played hide-and-seek in the yard.
Tips for using 捉迷藏
- The English form usually needs the verb play, but Chinese can place 捉迷藏 (zhuōmícáng, "hide-and-seek") after a subject as the activity being done, especially with 玩 (wán, "play").