| 1 | 掩盖 | 掩蓋 | yǎn gài | yan3 gai4 | to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up | | |
| 2 | 掩护 | 掩護 | yǎn hù | yan3 hu4 | to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; Classifiers: 面 | | |
| 3 | 掩 | 掩 | yǎn | yan3 | to cover up; to close; to surprise | | |
| 4 | 掩饰 | 掩飾 | yǎn shì | yan3 shi4 | to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over | | |
| 5 | 掩蔽 | 掩蔽 | yǎn bì | yan3 bi4 | shelter; screen; cover; protection | | |
| 6 | 掩耳盗铃 | 掩耳盜鈴 | yǎn ěr dào líng | yan3 er3 dao4 ling2 | lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 掩面呜咽 | 掩面嗚咽 | yǎn miàn wū yè | yan3 mian4 wu1 ye4 | to bury the face in the hands and begin to weep (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 掩面痛哭 | 掩面痛哭 | yǎn miàn tòng kū | yan3 mian4 tong4 ku1 | to weep bitter tears (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 掩面而泣 | 掩面而泣 | yǎn miàn ér qì | yan3 mian4 er2 qi4 | to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 遮遮掩掩 | 遮遮掩掩 | zhē zhē yǎn yǎn | zhe1 zhe1 yan3 yan3 | to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 掩埋 | 掩埋 | yǎn mái | yan3 mai2 | to bury | | |
| 12 | 眼泪掩面 | 眼淚掩面 | yǎn lèi yǎn miàn | yan3 lei4 yan3 mian4 | to be bathed in tears (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 掩口而笑 | 掩口而笑 | yǎn kǒu ér xiào | yan3 kou3 er2 xiao4 | to hide one's smile (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 掩卷细想 | 掩卷細想 | yǎn juàn xì xiǎng | yan3 juan4 xi4 xiang3 | to close the book and (carefully) think (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 掩护火力 | 掩護火力 | yǎn hù huǒ lì | yan3 hu4 huo3 li4 | covering fire (military) | | |
| 16 | 半掩 | 半掩 | bàn yǎn | ban4 yan3 | Half-closed | | |
| 17 | 掩耳 | 掩耳 | yǎn ěr | yan3 er3 | to refuse to listen | | |
| 18 | 掩藏 | 掩藏 | yǎn cáng | yan3 cang2 | hidden; covered; concealed | | |
| 19 | 虚不掩实 | 虛不掩實 | xū bù yǎn shí | xu1 bu4 yan3 shi2 | False appearances can never cover up the facts. (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 瑕不掩瑜 | 瑕不掩瑜 | xiá bù yǎn yú | xia2 bu4 yan3 yu2 | lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster; the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 松柏掩映 | 松柏掩映 | sōng bǎi yǎn yìng | song1 bai3 yan3 ying4 | (a house) nestling under the kind shade of pine trees and cypresses (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 后掩蔽 | 後掩蔽 | hòu yǎn bì | hou4 yan3 bi4 | backward masking | | |
| 23 | 反袂掩面 | 反袂掩面 | fǎn mèi yǎn miàn | fan3 mei4 yan3 mian4 | to hide one's face in one's sleeve (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 东掩西遮 | 東掩西遮 | dōng yǎn xī zhē | dong1 yan3 xi1 zhe1 | to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 不加掩饰 | 不加掩飾 | bù jiā yǎn shì | bu4 jia1 yan3 shi4 | undisguised | | |