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HSK
7-9

to cover

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

fu4gai4 fùgài

Meaning


Primary

to cover

Alternatives

cover, covers, covering, covered

Mnemonic


覆盖 To cover something is to pick up the 盖 lid that was placed upside down on the ground and 覆 to overturn it and place it back where it originall was.

Usage


山顶 被 白雪 覆盖 了。

The mountain top was covered with snow.

桌子 上 覆盖 着 一 层 灰尘。

The table was covered with a layer of dust.

大地 被 浓雾 覆盖, 什么 都 看 不 清。

The ground was covered in thick fog, and nothing could be seen clearly.

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