Chinese Word: 掖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掖Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:夜 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 焲

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Pinyin: yē

English Definition:to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal

Chinese Definition:
①把东西塞在衣袋或夹缝里：腰里掖着手榴弹。

Example Words:

藏掖	cáng yē	to try to cover up; hiding place
藏掖躲闪	cáng yē duǒ shǎn	to dodge and hide (idiom)
藏着掖着	cáng zhe yē zhe	to conceal the actual situation (idiom)
靴掖子	xuē yē zi	double layer of padding in a boot
夹带藏掖	jiā dài cáng yē	to secretly carry sth. (idiom)

Pinyin: yè

English Definition:to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. [yi4]

Chinese Definition:
①用手扶着别人的胳膊：扶掖。
②扶持别人：掖护。奖掖。
③古同“腋”，旁边。

Example Words:

奖掖	jiǎng yè	to reward and promote
扶掖	fú yè	to support; to help
掖门	yè mén	small side door of a palace
张掖	zhāng yè	Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
张掖地区	zhāng yè dì qū	Zhangye prefecture, Gansu (old term); Zhangye prefecture level city 张掖市 (district in Gansu)

1		tā 她 bāng 帮 tā men 他们 xǐ zǎo 洗澡。 tā 她 hái 还 hěn 很 huì 会 jiǎng gù shì 讲故事 …… tā 她 gěi 给 tā men 他们 yē 掖 hǎo 好 bèi zi 被子。 She helps them take bath. And she is a good story reader... and she tucks them in bed.
2		tā 他 bāng 帮 tā 她 bǎ 把 pī jiān 披肩 yē 掖 dé 得 gèng 更 shū fu 舒服 le 了 yì xiē 一些。 He had tucked her in comfortably.
3		bǎ 把 nǐ 你 de 的 chèn yī 衬衣 yē 掖 jìn qù 进去， chuí 垂 zài 在 cháng kù 长裤 wài mian 外面 hěn 很 bù hǎo 不好。 Tuck in your shirt; it looks awful hanging out of your pants.
4		rén men 人们 xī wàng 希望 xùn sù 迅速 huò dé 获得 xìn xī 信息， cáng 藏 zhe 着 yē 掖 zhe 着 zhǐ 只 huì 会 rě nǎo 惹恼 tā men 他们。 Keep them informative yet concise . People want information quickly, and withholding it only annoys them.
5		suí hòu 随后， tā 她 gěi 给 tā men 他们 yē 掖 hǎo 好 bèi zi 被子， ràng 让 tā men 他们 yí dìng 一定 bié 别 wàng le 忘了 dǎo gào 祷告。 Then she tucked them in and made sure they said their prayers.

1		tā 她 bāng 帮 tā men 他们 xǐ zǎo 洗澡。 tā 她 hái 还 hěn 很 huì 会 jiǎng gù shì 讲故事 …… tā 她 gěi 给 tā men 他们 yē 掖 hǎo 好 bèi zi 被子。 She helps them take bath. And she is a good story reader... and she tucks them in bed.
2		tā 他 bāng 帮 tā 她 bǎ 把 pī jiān 披肩 yē 掖 dé 得 gèng 更 shū fu 舒服 le 了 yì xiē 一些。 He had tucked her in comfortably.
3		bǎ 把 nǐ 你 de 的 chèn yī 衬衣 yē 掖 jìn qù 进去， chuí 垂 zài 在 cháng kù 长裤 wài mian 外面 hěn 很 bù hǎo 不好。 Tuck in your shirt; it looks awful hanging out of your pants.
4		rén men 人们 xī wàng 希望 xùn sù 迅速 huò dé 获得 xìn xī 信息， cáng 藏 zhe 着 yē 掖 zhe 着 zhǐ 只 huì 会 rě nǎo 惹恼 tā men 他们。 Keep them informative yet concise . People want information quickly, and withholding it only annoys them.
5		suí hòu 随后， tā 她 gěi 给 tā men 他们 yē 掖 hǎo 好 bèi zi 被子， ràng 让 tā men 他们 yí dìng 一定 bié 别 wàng le 忘了 dǎo gào 祷告。 Then she tucked them in and made sure they said their prayers.