How to say “hide” in Chinese
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“Hide” in Chinese is 藏, cáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
藏 is read cáng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”. Second reading: zàng, “storehouse”; 西藏 is Tibet.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “藏”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 藏. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 妈妈把糖藏起来了。māmabǎtángcángqǐlaileMom hid the candy.
- 奶奶把钱藏在柜子里nǎinaibǎqiáncángzàiguìziliGrandma hides her money in the cabinet.
- 他把真实的想法隐藏在心底tābǎzhēnshídexiǎngfǎyǐncángzàixīndǐHe keeps his true thoughts hidden deep inside.
- 他收藏了几千张邮票tāshōucánglejǐqiānzhāngyóupiàoHe has collected several thousand stamps.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Where are the keys?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hide” in Chinese?
“Hide” in Chinese is 藏, pinyin cáng.
What does 藏 mean?
藏 (cáng) means “hide”.
How do you write 藏?
藏 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 藏?
藏 is read cáng. Tones: cáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hide” in the lesson “Where are the keys?”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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