Chinese word

藏匿

Pronunciation

Pinyincáng nì

Meaning

  • verbhide

Example

他把赃物藏匿在衣柜里。tā bǎ zāng wù cáng nì zài yī guì lǐ

He hid the stolen goods in the closet.

Illustration for 藏匿 (hide)

More examples

警方在嫌疑人家中发现了他藏匿的财物。jǐng fāng zài xián yí rén jiā zhōng fā xiàn le tā cáng nì de cái wù

The police found the property he had hidden in the suspect's home.

Core concept

A deliberate act of keeping a person or object out of sight so searches or public attention will not reach it.

Common phrases

  • 藏匿在地下室cáng nì zài dì xià shì

    hide in the basement

  • 藏匿财物cáng nì cái wù

    hide property

Similar words

隐藏yǐn cáng: Hide a person, object, or piece of information from other people's sight or knowledge.
藏cáng: Put an object somewhere out of sight.
隐匿yǐn nì: Secretly hide a person or object so that others do not discover it.
掩盖yǎn gài: Conceal a fact or trace so that it attracts less notice.

Definition in Chinese

将违禁或需保密的东西悄悄放在别人难以发现的处所，避免被搜到或曝光。jiāng wéi jìn huò xū bǎo mì de dōng xī qiāo qiāo fàng zài bié rén nán yǐ fā xiàn de chù suǒ bì miǎn bèi sōu dào huò bào guāng

Word origin

The compound combines 藏 (cáng, "to hide") with 匿 (nì, "to conceal"), joining two ideas of keeping something beyond discovery.

Usage tips

  • Its formal, report-like register makes it especially useful for understanding headlines and official notices about hidden people, goods, or evidence.

Other meanings

  • harborverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 藏匿罪cáng nì zuìconcealment offensenoun

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