掩

yǎn

“To cover up” in Chinese is 掩 (yǎn).

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Meaning

to cover up; to conceal
to close (a door, book etc)
(coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid

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(literary) to launch a surprise attack

Example

她没有试图掩盖真相。

She didn't try to hide the truth.

From 掩盖 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 掩

掩盖yǎngàito concealHSK 7-9 掩护yǎnhùto screenHSK 7-9 掩饰yǎnshìto cover upHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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