隐显
yǐn xiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

隐显
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yǐn xiǎn
  1. appearing and disappearing
  2. dimly visible
  3. intermittent
  4. implicit (but not clearly present)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

míng xiǎn
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 obvious
yǐn xíng
  1. 1 invisible
yǐn sī
  1. 1 secrets
  2. 2 private business
  3. 3 privacy
yǐn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
  3. 3 to mask
  4. 4 to shelter
  5. 5 to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
  6. 6 to hide oneself
  7. 7 to lie low
  8. 8 to nestle
  9. 9 hidden
  10. 10 implicit
  11. 11 private
  12. 12 covert
  13. 13 recessed (lighting)
yǐn shēn
  1. 1 to hide oneself
  2. 2 invisible (person or online status)
xiǎn
  1. 1 to make visible
  2. 2 to reveal
  3. 3 prominent
  4. 4 conspicuous
  5. 5 (prefix) phanero-
xiǎn de
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to look
  3. 3 to appear
xiǎn shì
  1. 1 to show
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to display
  4. 4 to demonstrate
tū xiǎn
  1. 1 to present clearly
  2. 2 to give prominence to
  3. 3 to magnify
  4. 4 clear and obvious
zhāng xiǎn
  1. 1 to manifest
qiǎn xiǎn
  1. 1 plain
  2. 2 clear
  3. 3 obvious
tū xiǎn
  1. 1 conspicuous
  2. 2 to make sth stand out
  3. 3 make sth prominent
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
  1. 1 faintly discernible (idiom)
yǐn
  1. 1 secret
  2. 2 hidden
  3. 3 concealed
  4. 4 (prefix) crypto-
yǐn nì
  1. 1 to cover up
  2. 2 to hide
  3. 3 to conceal
yǐn shì
  1. 1 hermit
yǐn jū
  1. 1 to live in seclusion
yǐn rěn
  1. 1 to bear patiently
  2. 2 to endure silently
  3. 3 to forbear
yǐn xìng
  1. 1 hidden
  2. 2 crypto-
  3. 3 recessive (gene)
yǐn huàn
  1. 1 a danger concealed within sth
  2. 2 hidden damage
  3. 3 misfortune not visible from the surface

Idioms (9)

不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
八仙过海,各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
  1. 1 each displays their own strengths (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn
  1. 1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
  2. 2 intermittently visible
若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
  1. 1 faintly discernible (idiom)
难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn
  1. 1 a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
  2. 2 sth too embarrassing to mention
  3. 3 an embarrassing illness
显山露水
xiǎn shān lù shuǐ
  1. 1 to reveal one's talent (idiom)
显而易见
xiǎn ér yì jiàn
  1. 1 clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
  2. 2 clearly
  3. 3 it goes without saying

Sample Sentences

同时人生又是幽谷,有蔷薇才能烛隐显幽,体贴入微;有蔷薇才能看到苍蝇控脚,蜘蛛吐丝,才能听到暮色潜动,春草萌芽,才能做到“一沙一世界,一花一天国”。
tóngshí rénshēng yòu shì yōugǔ ,yǒu qiángwēi cáinéng zhúyǐnxiǎnyōu ,tǐtiērùwēi ;yǒu qiángwēi cáinéng kàndào cāngying kòngjiǎo ,zhīzhū tǔ sī ,cáinéng tīngdào mùsè qiándòng ,chūncǎo méngyá ,cáinéng zuò dào “yī shā yī shìjiè ,yī huā yī tiānguó ”。
At the same time, life is like a deep valley, only a rose can serve as a flickering candle in the darkness, in all its attentiveness; only with a rose can you see the fly's legs and the spider spitting silk, Only then can you here the movement of the twilight, and the sprouting of the spring grass, only then is it possible "To see a World in a Grain of Sand. And a Heaven in a Wild Flower."