Chinese word dictionary

隐患

yǐnhuàn · a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface

Practice word

Word information

Simplified隐患

Traditional隱患

Pinyinyǐnhuàn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

隐yǐn

to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden

患huàn

suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer

How to learn 隐患

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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患huàn

to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune; trouble; danger; worry

患者huànzhě

patient; sufferer

隐藏yǐncáng

to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)

隐私yǐnsī

secrets; private business; privacy

隐蔽yǐnbì

to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover

隐含yǐnhán

to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit