# 埋伏 (máifú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 埋伏 (máifú) means “to ambush; ambush”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ambush; ambush
- Pinyin: máifú (mai2 fu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 士兵们提前在树林里埋伏好了。
  Shìbīngmen tíqián zài shùlín lǐ máifú hǎo le.
  The soldiers set up an ambush in the woods ahead of time.

## Characters

- [埋](https://hanziro.com/word/mai-bury/) (mái): to bury; to cover up
- 伏 (fú): to lean over; to fall (go down)

https://hanziro.com/word/mai-fu-ambush/

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