埋

• 拼音: mái
• 汉字拆解: 埋 = 土 (earth) + 里 (inside). Semantic compound: placing inside the earth.

含义

To bury; to hide underground; to conceal. Placing something beneath the surface.

Literally refers to burying objects or the deceased. Figuratively used for hiding emotions or laying groundwork: 埋下伏笔 (plant foreshadowing), 埋头苦干 (work with head down, toil away). Also: 埋怨 (mán yuàn, to complain — different tone).

例句

1. 他把那些旧照片埋在院子里，想永远忘掉过去。
2. 这颗种子要埋在土里两厘米深，不能太浅。
3. 工程队正在埋设新的光纤电缆，网速很快就会提升。

用法指南

语境: agriculture, construction, literature

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 把种子埋进土里。(Bury the seeds in the soil.)
• 他一直埋头工作。(He's been working with his head down.)

错误说法

• 把 mái 埋(bury) 和 mán 埋怨(complain) 声调读错 (different tones, different meanings)

起源与历史

Composed of 土 (earth) + 里 (inside). The semantic meaning is clear: putting something inside the earth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal