hide oneself; go offline/invisible
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to hide oneself; to conceal one's body
Literally means to make one's physical body disappear from sight. Can be used in literal contexts or metaphorically.
Tā他
yǐn隐
shēn身
zài在
yī一
kē棵
dà大
shù树
hòu后
miàn面
。
He hid himself behind a large tree.
Mó魔
shù术
shī师
yī一
zhuǎn转
shēn身
jiù就
yǐn隐
shēn身
le了
。
The magician disappeared as soon as he turned around.
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Xiǎo小
dòng动
wù物
lì利
yòng用
bǎo保
hù护
sè色
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
yǐn隐
shēn身
。
Small animals use camouflage to hide themselves in the grass.
verb
to go offline/invisible (on messaging apps); to hide one's online status
informalModern usage derived from internet/software features. This sense is very common in daily digital communication.
Tā他
gōng工
zuò作
máng忙
de的
shí时
hou候
jiù就
yī一
zhí直
yǐn隐
shēn身
。
He stays invisible when he's busy with work.
Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
liáo聊
tiān天
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shè设
zhì置
le了
yǐn隐
shēn身
mó模
shì式
。
I don't want to chat, so I've set my status to invisible.