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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 máimai2to bury
2埋头 埋頭 mái tóumai2 tou2to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
3埋藏 埋藏 mái cángmai2 cang2to bury; to hide by burying; hidden
4埋伏 埋伏 mái mai2 fu2to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
5埋葬 埋葬 mái zàngmai2 zang4to bury
6埋没 埋沒 mái mai2 mo4to engulf; to bury; to overlook; to stifle; to neglect; to fall into oblivion
7埋设 埋設 mái shèmai2 she4to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground
8埋身垅亩 埋身壠畝 mái shēn lǒng mai2 shen1 long3 mu3to retire from official life (idiom)
9埋首 埋首 mái shǒumai2 shou3to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc)
10埋汰 埋汰 mái taimai2 tai5(dialect) dirty; to mock sb
11埋名 埋名 mái míngmai2 ming2to conceal one's identity; to live incognito
12埋头伏案 埋頭伏案 mái tóu ànmai2 tou2 fu2 an4to be absorbed in one's studies (idiom)
13埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu gànmai2 tou2 ku3 gan4to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort; up to the neck in work
14埋头业务 埋頭業務 mái tóu mai2 tou2 ye4 wu4to bury oneself in one's profession (idiom)
15埋头用功 埋頭用功 mái tóu yòng gōngmai2 tou2 yong4 gong1to be buried in study (idiom)
16埋线 埋線 mái xiànmai2 xian4sunken cord (used in bookbinding)
17埋线疗法 埋線療法 mái xiàn liáo mai2 xian4 liao2 fa3thread-burial therapy (medical); suture-burying acupuncture (Chinese medicine)
18埋单 埋單 mái dānmai2 dan1to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese); (fig.) to bear responsibility

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