藏身 meaning in English

cángshēn

to hide; to go into hiding

HSK 7-9verb24 strokes

Meaning of 藏身

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cángshēn
  1. to hide
  2. to go into hiding
  3. to take refuge

藏身 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ以yǐ为wéi我wǒ们men发fā现xiàn了le绝jué妙miào的de藏cáng身shēn之zhī处chù,但dàn警jǐng察chá找zhǎo到dào了le我wǒ们men。
I thought we had found the perfect hiding place, but the police found us.
他tā藏cáng身shēn在zài灌guàn木mù中zhōng以yǐ免miǎn他tā们men发fā现xiàn。
He hid in the bushes so that they would not see him.
仔zǐ细xì搜sōu寻xún敌dí人rén可kě能néng藏cáng身shēn的de灌guàn木mù丛cóng。
Investigate thoroughly the bushes where the enemy may be hiding.

Stroke order for each character

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藏 cáng · to conceal · 17 strokes

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身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 藏身.

身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
身份证shēnfènzhèngidentity card; ID
自身zìshēnitself; oneself
身份shēnfènidentity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacit
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
健身jiànshēnto exercise; to keep fit
身高shēngāo(a person's) height
一身yīshēnwhole body; from head to toe

Questions about 藏身

What does 藏身 mean?

藏身 (cángshēn) means "to hide; to go into hiding" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 藏身?

藏身 is made of 2 characters: 藏 (17 strokes), 身 (7 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 藏身 an HSK word?

Yes. 藏身 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.