Definition

Verb: - To hide, to conceal (in a general sense): The act of intentionally keeping something out of sight or preventing it from being known. It implies a deliberate effort to keep something secret or hidden, often from someone.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy luôn giấu giếm cảm xúc thật của mình. (She always hides her true feelings.)
  • Đừng giấu giếm sự thật với tôi. (Don't conceal the truth from me.)
  • Hắn ta có vẻ đang giấu giếm điều gì đó. (He seems to be hiding something.)

Advanced Usage

• "giấu giếm không được": cannot be hidden/concealed.
  • Sự thật thì giấu giếm không được. (The truth cannot be hidden.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giấu (verb): To hide, to conceal. (A more common and direct synonym; "giấu giếm" is often used for emphasis or in a more general, sometimes slightly more secretive, sense.)
• Che giấu (verb): To cover up, to conceal. (Implies an active effort to hide, often something wrong or a mistake.)
• Giấu diếm (verb): A less common variant with the same meaning as "giấu giếm".

Synonyms

• Ẩn giấu: To hide, to conceal (often used for abstract things like intentions, secrets).
• Che đậy: To cover up.

Related Idioms

• Giấu đầu hở đuôi: Literally "to hide the head but expose the tail"; meaning to do a poor job of hiding something, so part of it is still revealed.
  • Anh ta giấu giếm chuyện đó nhưng rồi cũng giấu đầu hở đuôi mà thôi. (He tried to hide that matter, but in the end, he did a poor job of covering it up.)

1. Hide, conceal (nói khái quát)