瞒

瞞

mán

目 + 𬜯

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

mán (verb) to conceal; to hide (truth) from someone

Etymology phono-semantic

eye

Semantic: 目 Phonetic: 㒼

About

The character 瞒 (mán) is a phono-semantic compound combining the semantic radical 目 (mù) 'eye' with the phonetic 㒼 (mán); its traditional form is 瞞. The original meaning described physical eye conditions: dim eyesight, blurred vision, or half-closed eyes that obstructed clear sight. This concrete notion of impaired vision later gave rise to the abstract meaning of deliberately concealing the truth, keeping others in the dark, or actively deceiving by concealing facts.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他瞒着父母去了北京。

Tā mánzhe fùmǔ qùle Běijīng.

He went to Beijing without telling his parents.

她经常瞒着我做决定。

Tā jīngcháng mánzhe wǒ zuò juédìng.

She often makes decisions without telling me.

为了不让他担心，我瞒着这件事。

Wèile bù ràng tā dānxīn, wǒ mánzhe zhè jiàn shì.

To avoid worrying him, I kept this matter from him.

你不应该瞒着你的错误。

Nǐ bù yīnggāi mánzhe nǐ de cuòwù.

You shouldn't hide your mistakes.

尽管他试图瞒着大家，但秘密最终还是泄露了。

Jǐnguǎn tā shìtú mánzhe dàjiā, dàn mìmì zuìzhōng háishì xièlòule.

Although he tried to keep it from everyone, the secret eventually leaked out.

你为什么要瞒着我这么重要的事情？

Nǐ wèishéme yào mánzhe wǒ zhème zhòngyào de shìqíng?

Why did you hide such an important matter from me?

公司隐瞒了财务报告中的关键数据。

Gōngsī yǐnmánle cáiwù bàogào zhōng de guānjiàn shùjù.

The company concealed key data in the financial report.

如果当初他没有瞒着病情，治疗可能会更及时。

Rúguǒ dāngchū tā méiyǒu mánzhe bìngqíng, zhìliáo kěnéng huì gèng jíshí.

If he hadn't hidden his illness back then, treatment might have been more timely.

Related Characters

Component: 目

Component: 𬜯

瞒