遮住
zhē zhù
Pinyin

Definition

遮住
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zhē zhù
  1. to cover (up)
  2. to block
  3. to obstruct
  4. to shade

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
入住
rù zhù
  1. 1 to check in (at a hotel etc)
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard
居住
jū zhù
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to live in a place
  4. 4 resident in
抓住
zhuā zhù
  1. 1 to grab
  2. 2 to capture
挂住
guà zhù
  1. 1 to get caught (entangled)
  2. 2 to catch (on sth)
握住
wò zhù
  1. 1 to grip
  2. 2 to hold
捂住
wǔ zhù
  1. 1 to cover
  2. 2 to bury one's face
挡住
dǎng zhù
  1. 1 to obstruct
留住
liú zhù
  1. 1 to ask sb to stay
  2. 2 to keep sb for the night
  3. 3 to await (classical)
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
遮
zhē
  1. 1 to cover up (a shortcoming)
  2. 2 to screen off
  3. 3 to hide
  4. 4 to conceal
遮住
zhē zhù
  1. 1 to cover (up)
  2. 2 to block
  3. 3 to obstruct
  4. 4 to shade
顶住
dǐng zhù
  1. 1 to withstand
  2. 2 to stand up to
一手遮天
yī shǒu zhē tiān
  1. 1 lit. to hide the sky with one hand
  2. 2 to hide the truth from the masses
住区
zhù qū
  1. 1 living area

Idioms (4)

东掩西遮
dōng yǎn xī zhē
  1. 1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
遮天蔽日
zhē tiān bì rì
  1. 1 lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
  2. 2 omnipresent
  3. 3 of universal importance
遮遮掩掩
zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
  1. 1 to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)

Sample Sentences

朋友圈儿里这几天个个都拿A 4纸遮住小蛮腰，这是要干嘛，难道我又落伍啦？
péngyou quānr lǐ zhè jǐ tiān gègè dōu ná ēisì zhǐ zhēzhù xiǎományāo ，zhè shì yào gànma ，nándào wǒ yòu luòwǔ la ？
Over the last few days everyone on my Moments has taken a sheet of A4 paper to cover their waists, which all look like that of Xiaoman. What for? Am I falling behind the times or something?
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哦，就是太阳光被月亮全部遮住的天文现象，也叫“天狗食日”。
ò ，jiùshì tàiyángguāng bèi yuèliàng quánbù zhēzhù de tiānwén xiànxiàng ，yě jiào “tiāngǒu shí rì ”。
Oh, it's an astronomical event when all the sunlight is blocked out by the the moon, it's also referred to as "the heavenly dog eats the sun".
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