Chinese Word: 藏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

藏Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Antonyms: 露

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:臧 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 臧 [ zāng ] good, right; generous; to command

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Pinyin: cáng

English Definition:to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect

Chinese Definition:
①隐避起来：埋藏。包藏。藏奸。藏匿。隐藏。蕴藏。藏污纳垢。
②收存起来：收藏。藏品。藏书。储藏。
③躲匿露。

Example Words:

收藏HSK 6	shōu cáng	to hoard; to collect; collection; to bookmark (Internet)
隐藏	yǐn cáng	to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
蕴藏HSK 6	yùn cáng	to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)
珍藏	zhēn cáng	collection; to collect (valuables)
藏书	cáng shū	to collect books; library collection

Pinyin: zàng

English Definition:storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Tibet; Xizang 西藏

Chinese Definition:
①储放东西的地方：藏府。宝藏。
②道教、佛教经典的总称：道藏。大藏经。三藏(佛教经典“经”、“律”、“论”三部分)。
③中国少数民族，主要分布于西藏自治区和青海、四川等省：藏族。
④中国西藏自治区的简称。
⑤古同“臟”。
⑥躲匿露。

Example Words:

藏族	zàng zú	Tibetan ethnic group
宝藏	bǎo zàng	precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
藏青	zàng qīng	see 藏青色
道藏	dào zàng	Daoist scripture
藏语	zàng yǔ	Tibetan language

1		wǒ 我 jiāng lái 将来 xiǎng 想 qù 去 xī zàng 西藏 lǚ yóu 旅游。 In the future, I want to travel to Tibet.
2		wǒ 我 bǎ 把 qián 钱 cáng 藏 dào 到 le 了 chōu ti 抽屉 lǐ 里。 I hid the money in the drawer.
3		tā 他 cáng 藏 zài 在 àn chù 暗处 guān chá 观察 zhe 着 zhōu wéi 周围。 He hid in the dark and watched the surroundings.
4		zàng zú 藏族 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 yī gè 一个 shǎo shù mín zú 少数民族。 The Tibetan ethnic group is one of the ethnic minorities in China.
5		tā 他 de 的 wū zi 屋子 zhuāng mǎn 装满 le 了 gǔ dǒng 古董 shōu cáng pǐn 收藏品。 His house is filled with antique collectibles.

1		wǒ 我 jiāng lái 将来 xiǎng 想 qù 去 xī zàng 西藏 lǚ yóu 旅游。 In the future, I want to travel to Tibet.
2		wǒ 我 bǎ 把 qián 钱 cáng 藏 dào 到 le 了 chōu ti 抽屉 lǐ 里。 I hid the money in the drawer.
3		tā 他 cáng 藏 zài 在 àn chù 暗处 guān chá 观察 zhe 着 zhōu wéi 周围。 He hid in the dark and watched the surroundings.
4		zàng zú 藏族 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 de 的 yī gè 一个 shǎo shù mín zú 少数民族。 The Tibetan ethnic group is one of the ethnic minorities in China.
5		tā 他 de 的 wū zi 屋子 zhuāng mǎn 装满 le 了 gǔ dǒng 古董 shōu cáng pǐn 收藏品。 His house is filled with antique collectibles.