ambush; lie in wait (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
埋伏 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
士兵们埋伏在树林中等待敌人的到来。 Shìbīng men máifú zài shùlín zhōng děngdài dírén de dàolái. - The soldiers lay in ambush in the woods waiting for the enemy to arrive.
警察已经设下了一个埋伏。 Jǐngchá yǐjīng shè xià le yīgè máifú. - The police have set up an ambush.
他们在河边埋伏了一个小时。 Tāmen zài hé biān máifú le yīgè xiǎoshí. - They ambushed by the river for an hour.
敌人可能在前方埋伏。 Dírén kěnéng zài qiánfāng máifú. - The enemy may be lying in wait ahead.
他们成功地进行了一次埋伏。 Tāmen chénggōng de jìnxíngle yīcì máifú. - They successfully carried out an ambush.
Characters
埋 mái - bury, cover up; (fig.) conceal, hide |
伏 fú - hot season, dog days |