Hanzi
Traditional
藏
Simplified
藏

storehouse/depository/Buddhist or Taoist scripture

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

cáng, zàng, zāng

Bopomofo

ㄘㄤˊ, ㄗㄤˋ, ㄗㄤ

Jyutping

cong4

Example sentences

收藏 shōucáng
他喜歡收藏舊郵票。
他喜欢收藏旧邮票。

He likes to collect old stamps.

文物 wénwù
故宮博物院收藏了大量的古代文物。
故宫博物院收藏了大量的古代文物。

The Palace Museum houses a large collection of ancient cultural relics.

藏 cáng
他把重要的文件藏在書架後面。
他把重要的文件藏在书架后面。

He hid the important documents behind the bookshelf.

不起眼 bùqǐyǎn
這家不起眼的小店，竟然藏著頂級的美味。
这家不起眼的小店，竟然藏著顶级的美味。

This inconspicuous little shop actually hides top-tier deliciousness.

隱藏 / 隐藏 yǐncáng
他試圖隱藏自己的真實情感。
他试图隐藏自己的真实情感。

He tried to hide his true emotions.

公開 / 公开 gōngkāi
他決定向大眾公開這個隱藏已久的秘密。
他决定向大众公开这个隐藏已久的秘密。

He decided to reveal this long-hidden secret to the public.

冷藏 lěngcáng
魚類必須冷藏以保新鮮。
鱼类必须冷藏以保新鲜。

Fish must be refrigerated to keep it fresh.

腐敗 / 腐败 fǔbài
食物如果沒有妥善冷藏，很快就會腐敗。
食物如果没有妥善冷藏，很快就会腐败。

If food is not properly refrigerated, it will soon spoil.

埋藏 máicáng
這座山下埋藏著豐富的礦產。
这座山下埋藏著丰富的矿产。

Rich mineral resources are buried under this mountain.

吐露 tǔlù
他終於向好友吐露了埋藏多年的祕密。
他终于向好友吐露了埋藏多年的秘密。

He finally revealed to his best friend the secret he had buried for many years.

Example Vocabulary

收藏

shou1'cang2

to collect; to store up

藏

cang2

to hide; to conceal; to store

隱藏

yin3'cang2

to hide; to conceal

冷藏

leng3'cang2

to refrigerate; cold storage

埋藏

mai2'cang2

to bury; to hide; to conceal

寶藏

bao3'zang4

treasure; precious minerals

捉迷藏

zhuo1'mi2'cang2

hide-and-seek

掩藏

yan3'cang2

保藏

bao3'cang2

儲藏

chu2'cang2

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