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.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 奄 [ yǎn ] to remain, to tarry; feeble

Similar Characters: 埯淹俺

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Example Words

掩饰	yǎn shì	to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over	HSK 6
掩盖	yǎn gài	to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up	HSK 6
掩护	yǎn hù	to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; Classifiers: 面	HSK 6
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

More: 掩* | *掩 | *掩*

Example Sentences

1		rú guǒ 如果 yǐ jīng 已经 shēng bìng 生病， dàn 但 bì xū 必须 wài chū 外出 lv xíng 旅行 huò 或 yǔ 与 qí tā 其他 rén 人 jiē chù 接触， yīng 应 yǎn 掩 zhù 住 kǒu 口 bí 鼻。 If you are sick and must travel or be around others, cover your mouth and nose.
2		tā 她 jiāng 将 màn cháng 漫长 de 的 shēng píng 生平 shǐ zhōng 始终 tóu 投 jìn 进 dào 到 le 了 wǒ men 我们 mín zú 民族 diē dàng 跌荡 fàng dàn 放诞 shēng chén 升沉 de 的 lì shǐ 历史 cháo shuǐ 潮水 zhōng 中， míng zì 名字 fú hào 符号 de 的 bèi hòu 背后 yǎn 掩 bù 不 zhù 住 tā 她 fēi fèn 非分 tè bié 特别 de 的 yǒng gǎn 勇敢 hé 和 jiān rèn 坚韧。 She turned her long life into the quirky twist trend history of our nation; behind her name there were great courage and fortitude that hardly hide.
3		zì cháo xíng 自嘲型 de 的 nán 难 yǎn 掩 xīng fèn 兴奋： " bù 不 yào 要 liǎn 脸 de 的 zì wǒ 自我 tuī xiāo 推销： wǒ 我 gāng 刚 rù xuǎn 入选《 bigtime 》 zá zhì 杂志 yǐng xiǎng 影响 lì bǎi 力百 rén 人 míng dān 名单。 " The ironicframe: "Shameless self-promotion:I was just named one of Bigtime's 100 mostinfluential people."
4		ké sòu 咳嗽 hé 和 dǎ pēn tì 打喷嚏 shí 时 yòng 用 yí cì xìng 一次性 zhǐ jīn 纸巾 yǎn 掩 zhù 住 kǒu bí 口鼻， bìng 并 shì dàng 适当 chǔ lǐ 处理 yòng 用 guò 过 de 的 zhǐ jīn 纸巾。 Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing, and dispose of the used tissues properly.
5		wèi 为 le 了 yù fáng 预防 chuán bō 传播， rén men 人们 yīng 应 zài 在 ké sòu 咳嗽 shí 时 yòng 用 zhǐ 纸 jīn 巾 yǎn 掩 zhù 住 kǒu bí 口鼻， bìng 并 jīng cháng 经常 xǐ shǒu 洗手。 To prevent transmission, people should cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing, and wash their hands regularly.

More Sentences

1		rú guǒ 如果 yǐ jīng 已经 shēng bìng 生病， dàn 但 bì xū 必须 wài chū 外出 lv xíng 旅行 huò 或 yǔ 与 qí tā 其他 rén 人 jiē chù 接触， yīng 应 yǎn 掩 zhù 住 kǒu 口 bí 鼻。 If you are sick and must travel or be around others, cover your mouth and nose.
2		tā 她 jiāng 将 màn cháng 漫长 de 的 shēng píng 生平 shǐ zhōng 始终 tóu 投 jìn 进 dào 到 le 了 wǒ men 我们 mín zú 民族 diē dàng 跌荡 fàng dàn 放诞 shēng chén 升沉 de 的 lì shǐ 历史 cháo shuǐ 潮水 zhōng 中， míng zì 名字 fú hào 符号 de 的 bèi hòu 背后 yǎn 掩 bù 不 zhù 住 tā 她 fēi fèn 非分 tè bié 特别 de 的 yǒng gǎn 勇敢 hé 和 jiān rèn 坚韧。 She turned her long life into the quirky twist trend history of our nation; behind her name there were great courage and fortitude that hardly hide.
3		zì cháo xíng 自嘲型 de 的 nán 难 yǎn 掩 xīng fèn 兴奋： " bù 不 yào 要 liǎn 脸 de 的 zì wǒ 自我 tuī xiāo 推销： wǒ 我 gāng 刚 rù xuǎn 入选《 bigtime 》 zá zhì 杂志 yǐng xiǎng 影响 lì bǎi 力百 rén 人 míng dān 名单。 " The ironicframe: "Shameless self-promotion:I was just named one of Bigtime's 100 mostinfluential people."
4		ké sòu 咳嗽 hé 和 dǎ pēn tì 打喷嚏 shí 时 yòng 用 yí cì xìng 一次性 zhǐ jīn 纸巾 yǎn 掩 zhù 住 kǒu bí 口鼻， bìng 并 shì dàng 适当 chǔ lǐ 处理 yòng 用 guò 过 de 的 zhǐ jīn 纸巾。 Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing, and dispose of the used tissues properly.
5		wèi 为 le 了 yù fáng 预防 chuán bō 传播， rén men 人们 yīng 应 zài 在 ké sòu 咳嗽 shí 时 yòng 用 zhǐ 纸 jīn 巾 yǎn 掩 zhù 住 kǒu bí 口鼻， bìng 并 jīng cháng 经常 xǐ shǒu 洗手。 To prevent transmission, people should cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing, and wash their hands regularly.

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