to hide · to go into hiding · to take refuge

cáng shēn

c+áng·2nd tonesh+ēn·1st tone

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Investigate thoroughly the bushes where the enemy may be hiding.

仔细搜寻敵人可能藏身的灌木丛。

I thought we had found the perfect hiding place, but the police found us.

我以为我们发现了绝妙的藏身之处，但警察找到了我们。

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