揭

To take the lid off in Chinese: 揭 (jiē)

jiē

to take the lid off

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take the lid off
  2. 2to expose
  3. 3to unmask

Stroke order

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揭

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄝ

jiē

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他揭开锅盖，香味立刻飘了出来。

    tā jiē kāi guō gài， xiāng wèi lì kè piāo le chū lái。

    He lifted the pot lid, and the aroma immediately wafted out.

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Related words

揭发

jiē fā

to expose

揭露

jiē lù

to expose

揭示

jiē shì

to show

揭晓

jiē xiǎo

to announce publicly

街头

jiē tóu

street

节假日

jié jià rì

public holiday

节能

jié néng

to save energy

节奏

jié zòu

rhythm

杰出

jié chū

outstanding

截止

jié zhǐ

to close

截至

jié zhì

up to (a time)

解

jiě

to divide

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