埋没 [埋沒] - to engulf, to bury, to overlook, to stifle, to neglect, to fall into oblivion - mái mò | Definition | ChinesePod.com

埋没 (埋沒)

mái mò

Pinyin

Definition

埋没 (埋沒)

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mái mò

to engulf
to bury
to overlook
to stifle
to neglect
to fall into oblivion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

mái

1 to bury

mái fú

1 to ambush
2 to lie in wait for
3 to lie low
4 ambush

mán yuàn

1 to complain
2 to grumble (about)
3 to reproach
4 to blame

mái mò

1 to engulf
2 to bury
3 to overlook
4 to stifle
5 to neglect
6 to fall into oblivion

mái zàng

1 to bury

Idioms (2)

埋头苦干

mái tóu kǔ gàn

1 to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2 to make an all-out effort
3 up to the neck in work

葬玉埋香

zàng yù mái xiāng

1 lit. burying jade and interring incense (idiom); funeral for a beautiful person

Sample Sentences

你才发现啊，这就叫做换汤不换药。这个试那个试，其实都是应试教育。个人的才能统统给埋没了。

nǐ cái fāxiàn a ，zhè jiù jiàozuò huàntāng bù huànyào 。zhè ge shì nàge shì ，qíshí dōu shì yìngshì jiàoyù 。gèrén de cáinéng tǒngtǒng gěi máimò le 。

Now you finally understand the meaning of, 'to change the soup, and not change the medicine'. The differences are only superficial. This exam and that exam, actually it's all a part of this examination-based approach to education. The individual's talents are completely overlooked.