掩
饰

To cover up in Chinese: 掩饰 (yǎn shì)

yǎn shì

to cover up

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

Definitions

  1. 1to cover up
  2. 2to conceal
  3. 3to mask
  4. 4to gloss over

Stroke order

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掩
饰

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

掩饰

Simplified

掩飾

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他想掩饰自己的紧张，可脸都红了。

    tā xiǎng yǎn shì zì jǐ de jǐn zhāng， kě liǎn dōu hóng le。

    He tried to hide his nervousness, but his face turned red.

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Related words

装饰

zhuāng shì

to decorate

服饰

fú shì

apparel

首饰

shǒu shì

jewelry

掩盖

yǎn gài

to conceal

掩护

yǎn hù

to screen

眼红

yǎn hóng

to covet

眼界

yǎn jiè

ken

眼色

yǎn sè

signal made with one's eyes

眼神

yǎn shén

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes

眼下

yǎn xià

now

演变

yǎn biàn

to develop

演播室

yǎn bō shì

broadcasting studio

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