遮遮掩掩
zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

遮遮掩掩
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zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
  1. to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

掩盖
yǎn gài
  1. 1 to conceal
  2. 2 to hide behind
  3. 3 to cover up
掩饰
yǎn shì
  1. 1 to cover up
  2. 2 to conceal
  3. 3 to mask
  4. 4 to gloss over
遮
zhē
  1. 1 to cover up (a shortcoming)
  2. 2 to screen off
  3. 3 to hide
  4. 4 to conceal
口无遮拦
kǒu wú zhē lán
  1. 1 to blab
  2. 2 to shoot one's mouth off
  3. 3 to commit a gaffe
掩
yǎn
  1. 1 to cover up
  2. 2 to close
  3. 3 to surprise
掩埋
yǎn mái
  1. 1 to bury
掩藏
yǎn cáng
  1. 1 hidden
  2. 2 covered
  3. 3 concealed
掩护
yǎn hù
  1. 1 to screen
  2. 2 to shield
  3. 3 to cover
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 cover
  6. 6 CL:面[miàn]
遮住
zhē zhù
  1. 1 to cover (up)
  2. 2 to block
  3. 3 to obstruct
  4. 4 to shade
遮掩
zhē yǎn
  1. 1 to cover
  2. 2 to mask
  3. 3 to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
遮挡
zhē dǎng
  1. 1 to shelter
  2. 2 to shelter from
遮瑕膏
zhē xiá gāo
  1. 1 concealer (cosmetics)
遮盖
zhē gài
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to cover (one's tracks)
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
掩映
yǎn yìng
  1. 1 hidden from view
  2. 2 alternately hidden and visible
  3. 3 setting off each other
掩耳
yǎn ěr
  1. 1 to refuse to listen
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
  1. 1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2 to deceive oneself
  3. 3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩蔽
yǎn bì
  1. 1 shelter
  2. 2 screen
  3. 3 cover
  4. 4 protection
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
  1. 1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
掩体
yǎn tǐ
  1. 1 bunker (military)

Idioms (8)

兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
  1. 1 to fool people (idiom)
  2. 2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
  1. 1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2 to deceive oneself
  3. 3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩面而泣
yǎn miàn ér qì
  1. 1 to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
东掩西遮
dōng yǎn xī zhē
  1. 1 to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
瑕不掩瑜
xiá bù yǎn yú
  1. 1 lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
  2. 2 the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
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

哪儿跟哪儿啊？孔子都说“饮食男女”是人的基本需要，为什么要遮遮掩掩？
nǎr5 gēn nǎr5 ā ？Kǒngzǐ dōu shuō “yǐnshínánnǚ ”shì rén de jīběn xūyào ，wèishénme yào zhēzhēyǎnyǎn ？
What are you talking about? Confucius himself said that food, drink and sex are mankind's basic needs. Why do we need to conceal it?
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