埋没 (máimò) · to bury

埋没 (máimò) means “to bury; to stifle (talent)”. It is written with 2 characters: 埋 (to bury) + 没 (not). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 埋没 is built

What 埋 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

What 没 is made of

氵shuǐ — water
殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — how many
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and

Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

不要让他的才能被埋没了。Búyào ràng tā de cáinéng bèi máimò le.Don't let his talent go to waste.

古城被沙子埋没了几百年。Gǔchéng bèi shāzi máimò le jǐbǎi nián.The ancient city was buried in sand for hundreds of years.

What does 埋没 mean?

埋没 (máimò) means “to bury; to stifle (talent)”.

How do you pronounce 埋没?

埋没 is pronounced máimò.

Which HSK level is 埋没?

埋没 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 埋没 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 122: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.