瞞
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mán · to deceive, to lie

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 瞞

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Example sentences

Notice where 瞞 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zǒng shì jué dé tā zài yǐn mán dōng xī.我總是覺得她在隱瞞東西。

I always felt like she was hiding something.

Source: Tatoeba #9054932 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lí xiàng wǒ mén yǐn mán le zì jǐ de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi.瑪麗向我們隱瞞了自己的所作所為。

Mary was lying to us about what she did.

Source: Tatoeba #13736376 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yàoshi tā méi yǒu xià lìng zuò zhè gè diào chá tā běn kě yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi hǎo duō nián.要是他沒有下令做這個調查她本可以瞞天過海好多年。

If he didn't order this investigation, she could have flown under the radar for years.

Source: Tatoeba #8534781 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì nǐ háo wú yǐn mán.我對你毫無隱瞞。

I have no secrets from you.

Source: Tatoeba #848715 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ xiàng mǎ lì yǐn mán yuē hàn de shì.湯姆向瑪莉隱瞞約翰的事。

Tom lied to Mary about John.

Source: Tatoeba #13625753 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gōng sī de zhí yuán shè fǎ yǐn mán, dàn zhēnxiàng bù jiǔ biàn shuǐ luò shí chū le.公司的職員設法隱瞞,但真相不久便水落石出了。

The staff at the company tried to cover up the truth, but soon it came to light.

Source: Tatoeba #358988 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 瞞 in context

  1. Say mán, then recall the core meaning: to deceive, to lie.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 瞞 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.