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掩盖
yǎn gài
Pinyin
Definition
掩盖
-
yǎn gài
to conceal
to hide behind
to cover up
Character Decomposition
掩
扌
大
日
丨
乚
盖
羊
皿
Related Words
(15)
掩盖
yǎn gài
1
to conceal
2
to hide behind
3
to cover up
掩饰
yǎn shì
1
to cover up
2
to conceal
3
to mask
4
to gloss over
掩
yǎn
1
to cover up
2
to close
3
to surprise
掩埋
yǎn mái
1
to bury
掩藏
yǎn cáng
1
hidden
2
covered
3
concealed
掩护
yǎn hù
1
to screen
2
to shield
3
to cover
4
protection
5
cover
6
CL:面[miàn]
遮掩
zhē yǎn
1
to cover
2
to mask
3
to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
掩映
yǎn yìng
1
hidden from view
2
alternately hidden and visible
3
setting off each other
掩耳
yǎn ěr
1
to refuse to listen
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
1
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
2
to deceive oneself
3
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩蔽
yǎn bì
1
shelter
2
screen
3
cover
4
protection
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
1
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
掩体
yǎn tǐ
1
bunker (military)
瑕不掩瑜
xiá bù yǎn yú
1
lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
2
the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
遮遮掩掩
zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
1
to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
Idioms
(7)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
1
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
1
to fool people (idiom)
2
to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
1
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
2
to deceive oneself
3
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
1
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
东掩西遮
dōng yǎn xī zhē
1
to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
瑕不掩瑜
xiá bù yǎn yú
1
lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
2
the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
遮遮掩掩
zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
1
to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
Sample Sentences