掩
盖

To conceal in Chinese: 掩盖 (yǎn gài)

yǎn gài

to conceal

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 掩蓋1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to conceal
  2. 2to hide behind
  3. 3to cover up

Stroke order

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掩
盖

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄞˋ

gài

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

掩盖

Simplified

掩蓋

Traditional

Example sentences

See 掩盖 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他想掩盖自己犯下的错误。

    tā xiǎng yǎn gài zì jǐ fàn xià de cuò wù。

    He wanted to cover up the mistakes he had made.

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Related words

盖

gài

lid

覆盖

fù gài

to cover

盖子

gài zi

cover

涵盖

hán gài

to cover

膝盖

xī gài

knee

掩护

yǎn hù

to screen

掩饰

yǎn shì

to cover up

遮盖

zhē gài

to hide

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