隐
患

A danger concealed within sth in Chinese: 隐患 (yǐn huàn)

yǐn huàn

a danger concealed within sth

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

Definitions

  1. 1a danger concealed within sth
  2. 2hidden damage
  3. 3misfortune not visible from the surface

Stroke order

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隐
患

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄣˇ

yǐn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄨㄢˋ

huàn

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

隐患

Simplified

隱患

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这些旧电线是很大的安全隐患。

    zhè xiē jiù diàn xiàn shì hěn dà de ān quán yǐn huàn。

    These old wires are a serious safety hazard.

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Related words

患

huàn

to suffer (from illness)

患者

huàn zhě

patient

隐藏

yǐn cáng

to hide

隐私

yǐn sī

secrets

患病

huàn bìng

to fall ill

患有

huàn yǒu

to contract (an illness)

隐蔽

yǐn bì

to conceal

隐瞒

yǐn mán

to conceal

隐情

yǐn qíng

sth one wishes to keep secret

隐身

yǐn shēn

to hide oneself

隐形

yǐn xíng

invisible

隐性

yǐn xìng

hidden

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