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掩饰

yǎnshì

“To cover up” in Chinese is 掩饰 (yǎnshì).

Meaning

  • to cover up
  • to conceal
  • to mask
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  • to gloss over

Example

他很难掩饰对自己成功的骄傲。

It was difficult for him to hide his pride in his success.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 岩石 (yánshí, (geology) rock) · 演示 (yǎnshì, to demonstrate)