Chinese word

瞒

Pronunciation

Pinyinmán

Meaning

  • verbhide

Example

你为什么要瞒我？nǐ wèi shén me yào mán wǒ

Why are you hiding it from me?

Illustration for 瞒 (hide)

More examples

他们对外瞒实情，媒体后来揭露了真相。tā men duì wài mán shí qíng méi tǐ hòu lái jiē lù le zhēn xiàng

They hid the facts from outsiders, and the media later exposed the truth.

Core concept

A known fact is held back from a particular person's awareness.

Common phrases

  • 瞒着家人mán zhe jiā rén

    hide it from one's family

  • 把真相瞒住bǎ zhēn xiàng mán zhù

    conceal the truth

  • 对外瞒实情duì wài mán shí qíng

    hide the facts from outsiders

Similar words

隐瞒yǐn mán: Deliberately withhold facts or the truth so that someone does not learn them.
掩盖yǎn gài: Cover up facts or faults so that they do not appear or attract notice.
掩饰yǎn shì: Hide facts or feelings behind outward behavior so that they seem less noticeable.
隐藏yǐn cáng: Put an object or information out of sight so that people cannot find it.

Definition in Chinese

用隐瞒事实或情况使对方不知道某事。yòng yǐn mán shì shí huò qíng kuàng shǐ duì fāng bù zhī dào mǒu shì

Word origin

瞒 (mán, "to hide") is a phonetic-semantic character in which 目 (mù, "eye") suggests keeping something unseen and 曼 (màn, "extended") supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • English hide often means putting an object where it cannot be seen, while this verb most often concerns information kept from a person in everyday conversation.

Opposites

Related words

  • 瞒蔽mán bìconcealverb
  • 瞒天过海mán tiān guò hǎipull off a large-scale deceptionidiom

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