bury; cover over
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cover over and bury (with silt, sand, earth, etc.)
Typically used in passive constructions describing natural disasters, accidents, or deliberate covering where something is hidden or trapped under earth or debris.
Tiě铁
lù路
bèi被
yū淤
ní泥
yān掩
mái埋
le了
。
The railway was buried by silt.
Shān山
tǐ体
huá滑
pō坡
yān掩
mái埋
le了
zhěng整
zuò座
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The landslide engulfed the entire village.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
yān掩
mái埋
le了
wèi未
bèi被
fā发
jué掘
de的
wén文
wù物
。
The archaeologists carefully reburied the unearthed artifacts.