Giấu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To hide; to conceal: To place something in a secret location so that others cannot see or find it.
- To keep secret; to dissimulate: To intentionally not reveal information, feelings, or a fact about oneself.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy giấu chìa khóa dưới tấm thảm. (She hides the key under the rug.)
- Anh ấy giấu cảm xúc thật của mình rất kỹ. (He conceals his true feelings very well.)
- Đừng giấu sự thật với bác sĩ. (Don't hide the truth from the doctor.)
Advanced Usage
- "giấu giếm": to hide or conceal something (often with a nuance of deceit or shame).
- Hắn ta có vẻ đang giấu giếm điều gì đó. (He seems to be hiding something.)
Variants and Related Words
Cất giấu (v): to store away, to hide for safekeeping.
- Họ cất giấu tài liệu quan trọng trong két sắt. (They stored the important documents in a safe.)
Chôn giấu (v): to bury (literally or figuratively) to hide.
- Tên cướp chôn giấu số tiền trong vườn. (The robber buried the money in the garden.)
Synonyms
- Conceal: to keep from sight or discovery.
- Secrete: to deposit or conceal in a hiding place.
- Withhold: to refrain from giving or disclosing.
Related Idioms
Ném đá giấu tay: (lit. to throw a stone and hide the hand) To act in a sly, underhanded manner so the culprit is not identified.
- Lời phê bình đó là kiểu ném đá giấu tay. (That criticism was the "throw a stone and hide the hand" kind.)
Giấu đầu hở đuôi: (lit. to hide the head but expose the tail) To do a poor job of hiding something, leaving clues or parts exposed.
- Câu chuyện của anh ấy giấu đầu hở đuôi, dễ bị phát hiện. (His story is full of holes and easy to see through.)
verb
- to hide; to conceal; to dissimulate