Chinese word dictionary

隐遁

yǐn dùn · to disappear from view; to live in seclusion

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Word information

Simplified隐遁

Traditional隱遁

Pinyinyǐn dùn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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隐yǐn

to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden

遁dùn

to flee, to escape; to hide, to conceal oneself

How to learn 隐遁

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Words with the same characters

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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

隐患yǐnhuàn

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

隐瞒yǐnmán

to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth