"To play hide-and-seek" in Chinese — 捉迷藏 (zhuō mí cáng)

捉

迷

藏

zhuō mí cáng

to play hide-and-seek

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1to play hide-and-seek

Stroke order

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捉

迷

藏

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨㄛ

zhuō

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄇㄧˊ

mí

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄘㄤˊ

cáng

ㄘ/ cㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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孩子们在院子里玩捉迷藏。
hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ wán zhuō mí cáng。
The children played hide-and-seek in the yard.

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Related words

迷

mí

to bewilder

藏

cáng

to conceal

捉

zhuō

to clutch

躲藏

duǒ cáng

to conceal oneself

迷路

mí lù

to lose the way

球迷

qiú mí

fan (ball sports)

歌迷

gē mí

fan of a singer

迷人

mí rén

fascinating

迷信

mí xìn

superstition

shōu cáng

to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc)

隐藏

yǐn cáng

to hide

影迷

yǐng mí

film enthusiast

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To play hide-and-seek in Chinese: 捉迷藏 (zhuō mí cáng)