Definition
瞒 (mán) means to deliberately conceal something from someone, keeping them in the dark — it's an interpersonal action where the person being deceived is the direct object (e.g., 瞒着父母). It is more colloquial than 隐瞒 (yǐn mán, to conceal facts/truth) and focuses on hiding information from a specific person, unlike 隐藏 (yǐn cáng, to hide objects or emotions). Do not use it for physically hiding things; that is 隐藏.
verb
to conceal (something from someone)to keep someone in the dark
Easily confused
- 泪lèilook-aliketears
- 满mǎnsound-alike(adjective) full, filled, packed
- 眯mīlook-aliketo narrow one's eyes; to squint
- 慢mànsound-alikeslow
- 眼yǎnlook-alikeeye
- 漫mànsound-aliketo overflow, to inundate
Examples
- 瞒。Tā mán zhe fùmǔ tōutōu qù lǚxíng le.He went on a trip in secret, hiding it from his parents.
- 瞒，。Zhè jiàn shì nǐ mán bú guò tā, tā zǎowǎn huì zhīdào.You can't hide this from her; she'll find out sooner or later.
- 瞒，。Tā mán le dàjiā hěn jiǔ, zuìhòu háishì shuō le shíhuà.He kept everyone in the dark for a long time, but in the end he told the truth.
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