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    Expressing "bury" or "lie hidden" with 埋藏 (máicáng)

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    Location & Position

    Structure

    Subject + 埋藏 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 埋藏 (máicáng) means "to bury" or "to lie hidden underground." It is used for objects concealed beneath the surface, either intentionally or naturally over time. For example, 被埋藏的 means "that which was buried."

    Examples

    • 这里埋藏着大量的石油资源。

      zhèlǐ máicáng zhe dàliàng de shíyóu zīyuán.

      A large amount of petroleum resources is buried here.

    • 那些古董被埋藏在地下几百年了。

      nàxiē gǔdǒng bèi máicáng zài dìxià jǐ bǎi nián le.

      Those antiques had been buried underground for hundreds of years.

    • 她把秘密深深埋藏在心里。

      tā bǎ mìmì shēnshēn máicáng zài xīnlǐ.

      She buried the secret deep in her heart.

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