埋
没

To engulf in Chinese: 埋没 (mái mò)

mái mò

to engulf

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 埋沒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to engulf
  2. 2to bury
  3. 3to overlook
  4. 4to stifle
  5. 5to neglect
  6. 6to fall into oblivion

Stroke order

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埋
没

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄞˊ

mái

ㄇ/ mㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

埋没

Simplified

埋沒

Traditional

Example sentences

See 埋没 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他的才华被埋没了很多年。

    tā de cái huá bèi mái mò le hěn duō nián。

    His talent was overlooked for many years.

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Related words

没

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not

埋

mái

to bury

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

没用

méi yòng

useless

没错

méi cuò

that's right

从没

cóng méi

never (in the past)

没收

mò shōu

to confiscate

埋藏

mái cáng

to bury

埋伏

mái fú

to ambush

埋怨

mán yuàn

to complain

没劲

méi jìn

to have no strength

没落

mò luò

to decline

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