bury and install; lay underground
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lay or install something by burying it; to embed underground
formalUsed for objects that are meant to be placed and concealed under the ground, such as utilities, explosives, or cables.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
mái埋
shè设
xīn新
de的
diàn电
lǎn缆
。
Workers are burying new cables here.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
mái埋
shè设
dì地
léi雷
。
The soldiers carefully laid the landmines.
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Chéng城
shì市
zài在
gēng更
xīn新
gōng供
shuǐ水
xì系
tǒng统
，
xū需
yào要
mái埋
shè设
dà大
liàng量
guǎn管
dào道
。
The city is updating its water supply system and needs to lay a large number of pipes underground.
Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
sǔn损
huài坏
，
guāng光
xiān纤
tōng通
cháng常
bèi被
mái埋
shè设
zài在
dì地
xià下
。
To prevent damage, fiber optic cables are usually buried underground.