Chinese Word: 掩 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

掩HSK 6

Pinyin: yǎn

English Definition: to cover up; to close; to surprise

Chinese Definition:
①遮蔽，遮盖：掩护。掩体。掩饰。掩映。掩盖。掩蔽。掩埋。掩人耳目。瑕不掩瑜。藏瑕掩疵。
②关，合：掩闭。掩门。掩卷。
③门、窗、箱柜等关合时夹住了东西：掩了手。
④乘人不备而袭击或捉拿：掩杀。掩击。掩袭。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手

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

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Similar Characters: 埯淹俺

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掩饰HSK 6	yǎn shì	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
掩盖HSK 6	yǎn gài	to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
掩护HSK 6	yǎn hù	to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; Classifiers: 面
遮掩	zhē yǎn	to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
掩映	yǎn yìng	hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other

1		liàn ài 恋爱 yǔ 与 ké sou 咳嗽 wú fǎ 无法 yǎn cáng 掩藏。 Love and a cough cannot be hidden.
2		tā 他 jǐn kě néng 尽可能 de 地 yǎn shì 掩饰 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 shén qíng 神情。 He did his best to conceal his expression.
3		tā 他 jiān xìn 坚信 zhēn xiàng 真相 yǒng yuǎn 永远 bú huì 不会 bèi 被 yǎn gài 掩盖。 He firmly believes that the truth can never be covered up.
4		tā 她 bǎ 把 xiào liǎn 笑脸 fàng zài 放在 le 了 yǎn shì 掩饰 de 的 bèi hòu 背后。 She put a smile on her face to conceal her true emotions.

1		liàn ài 恋爱 yǔ 与 ké sou 咳嗽 wú fǎ 无法 yǎn cáng 掩藏。 Love and a cough cannot be hidden.
2		tā 他 jǐn kě néng 尽可能 de 地 yǎn shì 掩饰 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 shén qíng 神情。 He did his best to conceal his expression.
3		tā 他 jiān xìn 坚信 zhēn xiàng 真相 yǒng yuǎn 永远 bú huì 不会 bèi 被 yǎn gài 掩盖。 He firmly believes that the truth can never be covered up.
4		tā 她 bǎ 把 xiào liǎn 笑脸 fàng zài 放在 le 了 yǎn shì 掩饰 de 的 bèi hòu 背后。 She put a smile on her face to conceal her true emotions.