掩
yǎn
to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
- Strokes
- 11
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 4
- Frequency
- No. 1,537
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What 掩 means
to cover up; to conceal; to close (a door, book etc); (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid; (literary) to launch a surprise attack
Words with 掩
- 掩护yǎn hùto screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover
- 掩盖yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
- 掩饰yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
- 掩体yǎn tǐbunker (military)
- 掩埋yǎn máito bury
- 遮掩zhē yǎnto cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
- 掩藏yǎn cánghidden; covered; concealed
- 遮遮掩掩zhē zhē yǎn yǎnto be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
- 掩人耳目yǎn rén ěr mùto fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
- 掩样法yǎn yàng fǎillusion
- 掩杀yǎn shāto make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
- 掩码yǎn mǎ(computing) mask
掩 in a sentence
wǒ bù néng yǎn shì wǒ de xīn qíng 。
I can't hide my feelings.
nǐ zài yǎn shì shén me ？
What are you hiding?
bù xū yǎn shì tā bù chéng shí de shì shí 。
There's no disguising the fact that she is dishonest.
tā méi yǒu shì tú yǎn gài zhēn xiàng 。
She didn't try to hide the truth.
tā xiào shì wèi le yǎn shì zì jǐ de kǒng jù 。
She laughed to cover her fear.