Definition

1. 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

1. to hide; to conceal; to dissimulate