Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hide / to conceal oneself: The primary meaning of "ẩn nấp" is to intentionally place oneself in a concealed location to avoid being seen or found.
   • To take cover: Specifically, it often implies using physical objects or terrain (like furniture, trees, or rocks) as a shield or hiding place for protection or secrecy.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con mèo ẩn nấp dưới gầm giường. (The cat is hiding under the bed.)
  • Những người lính ẩn nấp sau bức tường. (The soldiers took cover behind the wall.)
  • Nó thích ẩn nấp trong tủ quần áo khi chơi trốn tìm. (He likes to hide in the wardrobe when playing hide-and-seek.)

Advanced Usage

• "ẩn nấp tránh": to hide to avoid someone or something.
  • Cô ấy ẩn nấp tránh những người đòi nợ. (She hid to avoid the debt collectors.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ẩn (v): to hide, to conceal (often more general or abstract).

  • Anh ấy ẩn mình trong rừng. (He concealed himself in the forest.)

• Nấp (v): to take cover, to duck (often implies a quick, protective movement).

  • Mọi người nấp vào hầm tránh bom. (Everyone ducked into the bomb shelter.)

Synonyms

• Hide: to put or keep out of sight.
• Conceal oneself: to keep oneself from being seen or discovered.
• Take cover: to seek shelter or protection, especially from danger.

Related Idioms

• Ẩn nấp như rùa rụt cổ: to hide like a turtle retracting its head (to describe someone hiding very thoroughly or timidly).
  • Suốt buổi họp, anh ta chỉ ngồi ẩn nấp như rùa rụt cổ. (Throughout the meeting, he just sat hiding like a turtle in its shell.)

verb

1. To take cover
   • lợi dụng địa hình địa vật để ẩn nấp
     to take advantage of the terrain and take cover, to take cover in the accidents of the terrain
   • thằng bé ẩn nấp sau cái ghế xô pha
     the boy was hiding behind the sofa