Hanzi
Traditional
掩
Simplified
掩

to cover up; to conceal/to close (a door, book etc)/(coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid/(literary) to launch a surprise attack

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

yǎn, yàn

Bopomofo

ㄧㄢˇ, ㄧㄢˋ

Jyutping

jim2

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.

掩飾 / 掩饰 yǎnshì
他試圖掩飾內心的恐懼。
他试图掩饰内心的恐惧。

He tried to cover up the fear in his heart.

可笑 kěxiào
他為了掩飾錯誤而編造了這麼可笑的理由。
他为了掩饰错误而编造了这么可笑的理由。

He made up such a ridiculous reason to cover up his mistake.

掩 yǎn
她用手掩住嘴，免得笑出聲。
她用手掩住嘴，免得笑出声。

She covered her mouth with her hand so she would not laugh out loud.

掩護 / 掩护 yǎnhù
在隊友的掩護下，他成功避開了敵人的視線。
在队友的掩护下，他成功避开了敌人的视线。

Under the cover of his teammates, he successfully avoided the enemy's line of sight.

Example Vocabulary

掩蓋

yan3'gai4

to cover; to conceal; to mask

掩飾

yan3'shi4

to cover up; to gloss over; to conceal

掩

yan3

to cover; to close; to conceal

掩埋

yan3'mai2

掩藏

yan3'cang2

掩護

yan3'hu4

to shield; to cover; to screen

遮掩

zhe1'yan3

掩耳

掩耳盜鈴

yan3'er3'dao4'ling2

掩蔽

yan3'bi4

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