Chinese word

隐身

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐn shēn

Meaning

  • verbhide

Example

她在角落里悄悄隐身，没人注意到。tā zài jiǎo luò lǐ qiāo qiāo yǐn shēn méi rén zhù yì dào

She quietly hid in a corner, and no one noticed.

Illustration for 隐身 (hide)

More examples

他在网络争议后决定短时间隐身，不回复任何消息。tā zài wǎng luò zhēng yì hòu jué dìng duǎn shí jiān yǐn shēn bù huí fù rèn hé xiāo xī

After the online controversy, he decided to hide briefly and not reply to any messages.

Core concept

A visible presence withdraws from view or notice and becomes hard to find.

Common phrases

  • 短暂隐身duǎn zàn yǐn shēn

    hide briefly

  • 主动隐身zhǔ dòng yǐn shēn

    actively hide

  • 在社交平台上隐身zài shè jiāo píng tái shàng yǐn shēn

    hide on social media

Similar words

藏起来cáng qǐ lái: Place oneself or something in a concealed spot to keep it from being found.
躲起来duó qǐ lái: Go somewhere hidden to stay out of people's view.
隐藏yǐn cáng: Conceal an object or information from people's view or notice.
伪装wěi zhuāng: Alter one's appearance, clothes, or actions to hide who one really is.

Definition in Chinese

在视觉或他人注意上使自己不显现，从而避免被发现。zài shì jué huò tā rén zhù yì shàng shǐ zì jǐ bù xiǎn xiàn cóng ér bì miǎn bèi fā xiàn

Word origin

隐身 (yǐnshēn, "hide oneself") is formed from 隐 (yǐn, "conceal") + 身 (shēn, "self"), so its structure focuses on concealing one's own presence.

Usage tips

  • In apps and games, this word can describe an account status that makes the user appear offline, extending physical invisibility into digital presence.

Other meanings

  • disappearverb

Opposites

  • 现身xiàn shēnappearverb

Related words

  • 隐身技术yǐn shēn jì shùstealth technologynoun

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