盖

Lid in Chinese: 盖 (gài)

gài

lid

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 蓋2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lid
  2. 2top
  3. 3cover
  4. 4canopy
  5. 5to cover
  6. 6to conceal
  7. 7to build

Stroke order

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盖

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄞˋ

gài

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

盖

Simplified

蓋

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 汤姆在盖房子。

    tāng mǔ zài gài fáng zi。

    Tom is building a house.

  • 山顶被雪覆盖了。

    shān dǐng bèi xuě fù gài le。

    The top of the mountain is covered in snow.

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Related words

覆盖

fù gài

to cover

盖子

gài zi

cover

涵盖

hán gài

to cover

膝盖

xī gài

knee

掩盖

yǎn gài

to conceal

遮盖

zhē gài

to hide

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