埋伏 (mái fú) — to ambush; to lie in wait for (someone/something)
Definition
埋伏 is to ambush — actively positioning (usually fighters) in hiding to attack. 隐藏 is simply concealing; 潜伏 means lurking or being latent (diseases/dangers), not an attack setup.
verb
to ambushto lie in wait for (someone/something)
Examples
- 埋伏。Zhàn shì men zài shù lín lǐ mái fú dí rén.The soldiers ambushed the enemy in the woods.
- 埋伏，。Tā men mái fú le yì zhěng tiān, dàn mù biāo shǐ zhōng méi chū xiàn.They lay in wait all day, but the target never showed up.
- ，埋伏。Xiǎo xīn, qián miàn kě néng yǒu mái fú.Be careful, there might be an ambush ahead.
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