埋伏 máifú to ambush
to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
How to remember 埋伏: 埋 to bury + 伏 to crouch = to ambush.
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How it is used
- To lie in ambush - 设下埋伏 (shèxià máifú) set an ambush; 埋伏在暗处 (máifú zài ànchù) lie in wait in the shadows.
- Military/tactical, also figurative for a hidden plant or a set-up (埋伏笔 lay a foreshadowing). Written-leaning.