Hanzi
Traditional
蓋
Simplified
盖

lid/top/cover/canopy/to cover/to conceal/to build

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

gài, gě

Bopomofo

ㄍㄞˋ, ㄍㄜˇ

Jyutping

goi3

Example sentences

掩蓋 / 掩盖 yǎngài
大雪掩蓋了通往山頂的小路。
大雪掩盖了通往山顶的小路。

Heavy snow covered the path leading to the mountain peak.

編造 / 编造 biānzào
他編造了一個藉口來掩蓋真相。
他编造了一个借口来掩盖真相。

He fabricated an excuse to cover up the truth.

膝蓋 / 膝盖 xīgài
他在跑步時不小心摔倒，擦傷了膝蓋。
他在跑步时不小心摔倒，擦伤了膝盖。

He accidentally fell while running and scraped his knee.

沒 / 没 mò
「積雪沒過了膝蓋。」
「积雪没过了膝盖。」

The accumulated snow reached above the knees.

蓋 / 盖 gài
為了防止灰塵，請把食物蓋好。
为了防止灰尘，请把食物盖好。

To prevent dust, please cover the food well.

水泥 shuǐní
這棟建築是用水泥蓋的。
这栋建筑是用水泥盖的。

This building is built with cement.

覆蓋 / 覆盖 fùgài
大地被厚雪覆蓋。
大地被厚雪覆盖。

The earth is covered by thick snow.

林木 línmù
這座山上覆蓋著茂密的林木。
这座山上覆盖著茂密的林木。

This mountain is covered with dense forest trees.

涵蓋 / 涵盖 hángài
這份報告涵蓋了市場研究的所有方面。
这份报告涵盖了市场研究的所有方面。

This report covers all aspects of market research.

Example Vocabulary

掩蓋

yan3'gai4

to cover; to conceal; to mask

膝蓋

xi1'gai4

knee

蓋

gai4

to cover; to put a lid on

覆蓋

fu4'gai4

to cover; to overlap; coverage

加蓋

后蓋

慾蓋彌彰

涵蓋

han2'gai4

to cover; to encompass; to include

翻蓋

fan1'gai4

傾蓋

qing1'gai4

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