遮

To cover up (a shortcoming) in Chinese: 遮 (zhē)

zhē

to cover up (a shortcoming)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cover up (a shortcoming)
  2. 2to screen off
  3. 3to hide
  4. 4to conceal

Stroke order

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遮

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄜ

zhē

ㄓ/ zhㄜ/ e—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 她用手遮住阳光看远处。

    tā yòng shǒu zhē zhù yáng guāng kàn yuǎn chù。

    She shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand to look into the distance.

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Related words

遮盖

zhē gài

to hide

折叠

zhé dié

to fold

折合

zhé hé

to convert into

折扣

zhé kòu

discount

折磨

zhé mó

to torment

折射

zhé shè

to refract

折腾

zhē teng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

这会儿

zhè huì r

(coll.) now

这样一来

zhè yàng yī lái

thus

着力

zhuó lì

to put effort into sth

着落

zhuó luò

whereabouts

着迷

zháo mí

to be fascinated

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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