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| Pronunciation |
: |
gài |
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| Meaning |
: |
- cover; lid; top. (n)
- to cover; to conceal. (v)
- to cover .. up. (v)
- to build. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
皿 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
蓋 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
10.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. We built the house ourselves. |
| wǒ |
men |
zì |
jǐ |
gài |
fáng |
zi |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
自 |
己 |
盖 |
房 |
子 |
。 |
|
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 自己 |
: |
ourselves |
| 盖 |
: |
build |
| 房子 |
: |
house |
|
| 2. I can’t shut the lid on my refuse bin |
| lā |
jī |
tǒng |
de |
gài |
zi |
gài |
bú |
shàng |
le |
。 |
| 垃 |
圾 |
桶 |
的 |
盖 |
子 |
盖 |
不 |
上 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 垃圾桶 |
: |
dustbin |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 盖子 |
: |
lid |
| 盖 |
: |
shut; cover |
| 不上 |
: |
cannot |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 3. They wanted to cover the scandal up. |
| tā |
men |
xiǎng |
gài |
zhù |
chǒu |
wén |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
想 |
盖 |
住 |
丑 |
闻 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 想 |
: |
want to |
| 盖住 |
: |
cover up |
| 丑闻 |
: |
scandal |
|
| 4. We used a piece of fabric used to cover up a hole. |
| wǒ |
men |
yòng |
kuài |
bù |
bǎ |
nà |
gè |
dòng |
gài |
zhù |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
用 |
块 |
布 |
把 |
那 |
个 |
洞 |
盖 |
住 |
了 |
。 |
|
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 块 |
: |
measure word |
| 布 |
: |
cloth; fabric |
| 把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
| 那 |
: |
that |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 洞 |
: |
hole |
| 盖住 |
: |
to cover |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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