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to cover with one's hand

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wu3zhu4 wǔzhù

Meaning


Primary

to cover with one's hand

Alternatives

cover with one's hand, covering with one's hand, covered with one's hand, covers with one's hand, to cover with the hand, cover with the hand, to cover with hand, cover with hand, to cover, cover, covers, covered, covering

Mnemonic


捂住 To cover with one's hand is 捂 to cover with one's hand something, like one's mouth or ears, by making ones hand 住 dwell there for a while, covering it.

Usage


他 用 手 捂住 了 鼻子。

He covered his nose with his hand.

孩子 害怕 時, 會 捂住 眼睛。

When children are scared, they cover their eyes with their hands.

他 捂住 了 傷口, 以免 流血。

He covered his wound with his hand to prevent bleeding.

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