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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 gàigai4lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
2覆盖 覆蓋 gàifu4 gai4to cover
3掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gàiyan3 gai4to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
4盖上 蓋上 gài shanggai4 shang5to cover
5膝盖 膝蓋 gàixi1 gai4knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
6铺盖 鋪蓋 gàipu1 gai4to spread evenly over
7锅盖头 鍋蓋頭 guō gài tóuguo1 gai4 tou2bowl cut (hairstyle)
8阿尔盖达 阿爾蓋達 ā ěr gài A1 er3 Gai4 da2al-Qaeda
9阿盖达 阿蓋達 ā gài A1 Gai4 da2al-Qaeda
10宝盖 寶蓋 bǎo gàibao3 gai4name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40); see also
11宝盖草 寶蓋草 bǎo gài cǎobao3 gai4 cao3henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)
12比尔盖茨 比爾蓋茨 ěr gài Bi3 er3 Gai4 ci2Bill Gates (Microsoft founder)
13比尔・盖茨 比爾・蓋茨 ěr · gài Bi3 er3 · Gai4 ci2Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft; Bill Gates (1955-), founder and chairman of Microsoft
14冰盖 冰蓋 bīng gàibing1 gai4ice sheet
15才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shìcai2 hua2 gai4 shi4peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
16臭盖 臭蓋 chòu gàichou4 gai4to drivel (Tw)
17搭盖 搭蓋 gàida1 gai4to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up
18大盖帽 大蓋帽 gài màoda4 gai4 mao4peaked cap; service cap; visor cap
19岛盖部 島蓋部 dǎo gài dao3 gai4 bu4pars perculairs
20顶盖 頂蓋 dǐng gàiding3 gai4roof; lid
21东茅草盖 東茅草蓋 dōng máo cǎo gàidong1 mao2 cao3 gai4thatched roof
22翻盖 翻蓋 fān gàifan1 gai4flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc); to rebuild; to renovate
23方底圆盖 方底圓蓋 fāng yuán gàifang1 di3 yuan2 gai4incompatible (idiom)
24封盖 封蓋 fēng gàifeng1 gai4cap; seal; cover; to cover; blocked shot (basketball)
25腐殖覆盖物 腐殖覆蓋物 zhí gài fu3 zhi2 fu4 gai4 wu4mulch
26覆盖率 覆蓋率 gài fu4 gai4 lu:4coverage
27覆盖面 覆蓋面 gài miànfu4 gai4 mian4coverage
28盖菜 蓋菜 gài càigai4 cai4leaf mustard
29盖层 蓋層 gài cénggai4 ceng2cap rock
30盖茨 蓋茨 gài Gai4 ci2Gates (name)
31盖茨比 蓋茨比 gài Gai4 ci2 bi3Gatsby
32盖地而来 蓋地而來 gài ér láigai4 di4 er2 lai2to come in large numbers (idiom)
33盖度 蓋度 gài gai4 du4coverage (in botany)
34盖尔 蓋爾 gài ěrGai4 er3Gaelic; Geier or Gayer (name)
35盖尔语 蓋爾語 gài ěr Gai4 er3 yu3Gaelic (language)
36盖饭 蓋飯 gài fàngai4 fan4rice with meat and vegetables
37盖革计数器 蓋革計數器 gài shù Gai4 ge2 ji4 shu4 qi4Geiger counter
38盖棺定论 蓋棺定論 gài guān dìng lùngai4 guan1 ding4 lun4don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
39盖棺论定 蓋棺論定 gài guān lùn dìnggai4 guan1 lun4 ding4don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
40盖火锅 蓋火鍋 gài huǒ guōgai4 huo3 guo1to block a shot (basketball)
41盖浇饭 蓋澆飯 gài jiāo fàngai4 jiao1 fan4rice with meat and vegetables
42盖率 蓋率 gài gai4 lu:4coverage
43盖帽 蓋帽 gài màogai4 mao4block (basketball)
44盖帽儿 蓋帽兒 gài mào rgai4 mao4 r5to block a shot (basketball); (dialect) excellent; fantastic
45盖门 蓋門 gài méngai4 men2closing cover; door (e.g. of photocopier)
46盖牌 蓋牌 gài páigai4 pai2to fold (poker)
47盖儿 蓋兒 gài rgai4 r5cover; lid
48盖然性 蓋然性 gài rán xìnggai4 ran2 xing4probability
49盖世 蓋世 gài shìgai4 shi4unrivalled; matchless
50盖世太保 蓋世太保 gài shì tài bǎoGai4 shi4 tai4 bao3Gestapo
51盖世无双 蓋世無雙 gài shì shuānggai4 shi4 wu2 shuang1unrivaled; matchless (idiom)
52盖台广告 蓋台廣告 gài tái guǎng gàogai4 tai2 guang3 gao4(Tw) slot advertisement; interstitial ad; splash ad
53盖特纳 蓋特納 gài Gai4 te4 na4Geithner (name); Timothy Geithner (1961-), US banker, Treasury Secretary 2009-2013
54盖头 蓋頭 gài tóugai4 tou2cover; cap; topping; head covering; veil
55盖瓦 蓋瓦 gài gai4 wa3tiling (of roofs, floors, walls etc)
56盖碗 蓋碗 gài wǎngai4 wan3lidded teacup
57盖县 蓋縣 gài xiànGai4 xian4Gai county in Liaoning
58盖亚那 蓋亞那 gài Gai4 ya4 na4Guyana, NE of South America (Tw)
59盖印 蓋印 gài yìngai4 yin4to affix a seal; to stamp (a document)
60盖章 蓋章 gài zhānggai4 zhang1to affix a seal; to stamp (a document); to sign off on sth
61盖州 蓋州 gài zhōuGai4 zhou1Gaizhou county level city in Yingkou 营口 , Liaoning
62盖州市 蓋州市 gài zhōu shìGai4 zhou1 shi4Gaizhou county level city in Yingkou 营口 , Liaoning
63盖兹 蓋茲 gài Gai4 zi1Gates (name)
64盖子 蓋子 gài zigai4 zi5cover; lid; shell
65毂盖 轂蓋 gàigu3 gai4hubcap
66冠盖相望 冠蓋相望 guān gài xiāng wàngguan1 gai4 xiang1 wang4constant exchange of high officials' visits between two nations; a gathering of dignitaries (idiom)
67锅盖 鍋蓋 guō gàiguo1 gai4saucepan lid; (satellite) dish
68涵盖 涵蓋 hán gàihan2 gai4to cover; to comprise; to include
69后盖 後蓋 hòu gàihou4 gai4back cover; shell (of crab etc)
70滑盖 滑蓋 huá gàihua2 gai4imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage); aureole; halo; slider phone
71滑盖手机 滑蓋手機 huá gài shǒu hua2 gai4 shou3 ji1slider phone
72加盖 加蓋 jiā gàijia1 gai4to seal (with official stamp); to stamp; fig. to ratify; to put lid on (cooking pot); to cap; to build an extension or additional storey
73卷铺盖 捲鋪蓋 juǎn gàijuan3 pu1 gai4to pack and quit; to be sacked
74卷铺盖走人 捲鋪蓋走人 juǎn gài zǒu rénjuan3 pu1 gai4 zou3 ren2to pack one's things and leave
75菌盖 菌蓋 jùn gàijun4 gai4cap of mushroom
76磕膝盖 磕膝蓋 gàike1 xi1 gai4(dialect) knee
77拉盖尔 拉蓋爾 gài ěrLa1 gai4 er3Laguerre (name); Edmond Laguerre (1834-1886), French mathematician
78雷盖 雷蓋 léi gàilei2 gai4reggae (loanword); also written 雷鬼
79猫儿盖食 貓兒蓋食 māo r gài shímao1 r5 gai4 shi2to cover up defects (idiom)
80明铺暗盖 明鋪暗蓋 míng àn gàiming2 pu1 an4 gai4to be under covers in bed in plain view; to fornicate more or less openly with slight regard for public opinion (idiom)
81篷盖布 篷蓋佈 péng gài peng2 gai4 bu4sail cloth
82劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 tóu gài liǎnpi1 tou2 gai4 lian3lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc); showering down
83平宝盖 平寶蓋 píng bǎo gàiping2 bao3 gai4name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14); see also
84铺盖卷儿 鋪蓋卷兒 gài juǎn rpu1 gai4 juan3 r5bedroll
85铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 tiān gài pu1 tian1 gai4 di4lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering; omnipresent; of universal importance
86倾盖 傾蓋 qīng gàiqing1 gai4to meet in passing; to get on well at first meeting
87软口盖 軟口蓋 ruǎn kǒu gàiruan3 kou3 gai4soft palate; velum
88若尔盖 若爾蓋 ruò ěr gàiRuo4 er3 gai4Zoigê county (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 , northwest Sichuan
89若尔盖县 若爾蓋縣 ruò ěr gài xiànRuo4 er3 gai4 xian4Zoigê county (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 , northwest Sichuan
90三八大盖 三八大蓋 sān gàiSan1 ba1 Da4 gai4(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)
91苏姆盖特 蘇姆蓋特 gài Su1 mu3 gai4 te4Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan
92泰山盖顶 泰山蓋頂 tài shān gài dǐngtai4 shan1 gai4 ding3with the force of an avalanche (idiom)
93亭亭如盖 亭亭如蓋 tíng tíng gàiting2 ting2 ru2 gai4standing straight with a canopy of leaves (of trees) (idiom)
94头盖 頭蓋 tóu gàitou2 gai4skull; cranium
95头盖骨 頭蓋骨 tóu gài tou2 gai4 gu3skull; cranium
96秃宝盖 禿寶蓋 bǎo gàitu1 bao3 gai4name of "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14); see also
97涂盖 塗蓋 gàitu2 gai4to coat; to mask; to plaster over
98乌云盖面 烏雲蓋面 yún gài miànwu1 yun2 gai4 mian4A cloud passes over one's face (idiom)
99膝盖骨 膝蓋骨 gài xi1 gai4 gu3kneecap
100谢尔盖 謝爾蓋 xiè ěr gàiXie4 er3 gai4Sergei (name)
101淹盖 淹蓋 yān gàiyan1 gai4to submerge; to flood; to drown out
102掖掖盖盖 掖掖蓋蓋 gài gàiye1 ye1 gai4 gai4stealthily; clandestinely
103引擎盖 引擎蓋 yǐn qíng gàiyin3 qing2 gai4(car) hood; bonnet
104欲盖弥彰 欲蓋彌彰 gài zhāngyu4 gai4 mi2 zhang1trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
105遮盖 遮蓋 zhē gàizhe1 gai4to hide; to cover (one's tracks)
106遮天盖地 遮天蓋地 zhē tiān gài zhe1 tian1 gai4 di4to blot out the sky and cover up the earth (idiom)
107遮头盖面 遮頭蓋面 zhē tóu gài miànzhe1 tou2 gai4 mian4to cover one's head and face; to act stealthily (idiom)
108指甲盖 指甲蓋 zhǐ jia gàizhi3 jia5 gai4fingernail
109周瑜打黄盖 周瑜打黃蓋 zhōu huáng gàiZhou1 Yu2 da3 Huang2 Gai4fig. with the connivance of both sides; fig. by mutual consent; cf Wu patriot Huang Gai submits to mock beating at the hands of General Zhou Yu to deceive Cao Cao 曹操 before the 208 battle of Redcliff 赤壁之战

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