藏身

• Pinyin: cáng shēn
• Desglose de hanzi: 藏 = 艹 (grass) + 臧 (phonetic); 身 = pictograph of a pregnant woman, meaning 'body/person'

Significado

esconderse; ocultarse; refugiarse

Often followed by a locative phrase (藏身于, 藏身之处). Can be used neutrally (seeking shelter) or negatively (evading capture). More literary than the colloquial 躲起来.

Ejemplos

1. 嫌犯一直藏身于城郊一处废弃仓库中，直到被邻居发现后报警。
2. 在战乱年代，许多平民百姓被迫藏身于地窖或山洞中以躲避战火。
3. 他在这座大城市里无处藏身，最终选择向警方自首。

Guía de uso

Contexto: crime, history, literature, survival

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 在敌人的重重包围下，他们找到了一处山洞藏身。(Surrounded on all sides by enemies, they found a cave to hide in.)
• 这名逃犯辗转多地，始终找不到安全的藏身之所。(The fugitive moved from place to place but could never find a safe place to hide.)

Incorrecto

• 他藏身在沙发后面和朋友玩游戏。(藏身 has a serious or literary tone; for casual hide-and-seek use 躲在 or 藏在)

Origen e historia

藏 (to hide) + 身 (body, oneself). Literally 'to hide one's body/person'.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal