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| Pronunciation |
: |
yǎn |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to cover up. (v)
- to close. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
扌 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
掩 |
| Usage |
: |
5.3% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
to screen; to shield; to cover |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
to cover; to conceal |
Sentences:
| 1. You go first. I’ll cover you. |
| nǐ |
xiān |
zǒ |
， |
wǒ |
yǎn |
hù |
nǐ |
。 |
| 你 |
先 |
走 |
， |
我 |
掩 |
护 |
你 |
。 |
|
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 先 |
: |
first |
| 走 |
: |
go |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 掩护 |
: |
cover |
| 你 |
: |
you |
|
| 2. The trap is covered with tree branches. |
| xiàn |
jǐng |
yòng |
shù |
zhī |
yǎn |
gài |
qǐ |
lái |
。 |
| 陷 |
阱 |
用 |
树 |
枝 |
掩 |
盖 |
起 |
来 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 陷阱 |
: |
trap |
| 用 |
: |
use |
| 树枝 |
: |
branches |
| 掩盖 |
: |
cover |
| 起来 |
: |
indicating completeness or effectiveness |
|
| 3. She tried to gloss over her mistakes. |
| tā |
shì |
tú |
yǎn |
shì |
tā |
de |
cuò |
wù |
。 |
| 她 |
试 |
图 |
掩 |
饰 |
她 |
的 |
错 |
误 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 试图 |
: |
try to |
| 掩饰 |
: |
cover; conceal |
| 她的 |
: |
her |
| 错误 |
: |
mistakes |
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