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7-9

to cover up

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yan3gai4 yǎngài

Meaning


Primary

to cover up

Alternatives

cover up, to cover, cover, to conceal, conceal

Mnemonic


掩蓋 To cover up is 掩 to conceal something by putting a literal or figurative 蓋 lid on it.

Usage


他 試圖 掩蓋 錯誤。

He tried to cover up the mistake.

這 件 事 無法 掩蓋。

This matter cannot be covered up.

大 雨 掩蓋 了 足跡。

The heavy rain covered up the footprints.

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