cáng

藏

HSK 6Character · Verb · Noun

hide; store; collect

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 11 examples
1.

verb

to hide; to conceal

neutral

Used for hiding people, objects or oneself.

Xiǎo小
tōu偷
bǎ把
tōu偷
lái来
de的
qián钱
bāo包
cáng藏
zài在
le了
cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
 。

The thief hid the stolen wallet in the grass.

Tā他
pà怕
bèi被
lǎo老
shī师
fā发
xiàn现
 ,
cáng藏
zài在
le了
jiào教
shì室
de的
mén门
hòu后
miàn面
 。

He hid behind the classroom door because he was afraid of being found by the teacher.

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Cáng藏
lóng龙
wò卧
hǔ虎
de的
dì地
fāng方
zǒng总
shì是
néng能
rén人
bèi辈
chū出
 。

A place where hidden talents gather always produces capable people.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
wán玩
zhuō捉
mícáng迷
de藏
yóu的
xì游
 戏
 。

Children love playing the game of hide-and-seek.

Tā他
cáng藏
qǐ起
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
huò获
jiǎng奖
zhèng证
shū书
 ,
bù不
xiǎng想
xuàn炫
yào耀
 。

He hid his award certificate and didn't want to show off.

2.

verb

to store; to keep; to collect

neutral

Used for storing items, collections or goods.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
bǎ把
guò过
dōng冬
de的
mián棉
bèi被
cáng藏
zài在
le了
yī衣
guì柜
dǐng顶
céng层
 。

Grandma stored her winter quilts on the top shelf of the wardrobe.

Zhè这
jiā家
shū书
diàn店
cáng藏
yǒu有
dà大
liàng量
de的
jué绝
bǎn版
gǔ古
jí籍
 。

This bookstore stores a large number of rare ancient books.

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Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
bǎ把
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
zhào照
piàn片
zhēn珍
cáng藏
qǐ起
lái来
 。

We should treasure and store our precious photos safely.

Zhè这
ge个
bīng冰
xiāng箱
kě可
yǐ以
lěng冷
cáng藏
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
shū蔬
cài菜
hé和
shuǐ水
guǒ果
 。

This fridge can refrigerate fresh vegetables and fruits.

Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
hěn很
duō多
xiàn限
liàng量
bǎn版
de的
qiú球
xié鞋
 。

He has collected a lot of limited-edition sneakers.

3.

noun

surname Cang

neutral

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Cáng藏
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xiào校
de的
yǔ语
wén文
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Cang is the Chinese teacher at our school.