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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 埋伏

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
埋伏 mái fú - to ambush
- to lie in wait for
- to lie low
- ambush

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 7,953 15,277 30,089

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
埋 mái- to bury
埋 mán- used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]
伏 fú- surname Fu
伏 fú- to lean over
- to fall (go down)
- to hide (in ambush)
- to conceal oneself
- to lie low
- hottest days of summer
- to submit
- to concede defeat
- to overcome
- to subdue
- volt

Other Words Containing 埋伏

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
埋伏 6 8 7,953 15,277 30,089
打埋伏 - - 68,777 - -