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掩盖

掩盖 yǎngài

掩盖 yǎngài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 掩盖 yǎngài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎngài | yan3 gai4
English translation
to conceal
to hide behind
to cover up

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About 掩盖 yǎngài

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Traditional form

掩蓋

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 掩盖 yǎngài

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 掩盖 yǎngài .

yǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and yǎn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yǎn

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

扌奄

Number of Strokes

11

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of gài . Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

羊皿

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 掩盖 yǎngài

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比方说 bǐ fang shuō 澳大利亚 Aò dà lì yà de 宏大 hóng dà 地下 dì xià 蓄水 xù shuǐ céng jiù 掩盖 yǎngài le 整个 zhěnggè 国度 guó dù de Dōng bàn .

Australias great aquifer covers the eastern half of the country, for instance.

, " 敏妮轻轻 qīng qīng 说道 shuō dào .故意 gùyì wǎn dié lòng chū shēng xiǎng lái 掩盖 yǎngài 她们 tā men de 谈话 tán huà shēng ."不会 bù huì de .

" No, " returned Minnie softly, and rattling the dishes to drown the conversation.

dàn 其他 qítā 慈善机构 cí shàn jī gòu 一样 yīyàng 这些 zhè xiē 数字 shùzì 掩盖 yǎngài le 实情 shí qíng

But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture.

它们 tā men 看上去 kàn shang qu 有益健康实则 shí zé 掩盖 yǎngài le wéi 精加工食品 shí pǐn 这一事实 shìshí

Their healthy image disguises the fact that they are highly processed foods.

这个 zhè ge bèi 用来 yòng lái 掩盖 yǎngài 他们 tā men 思想 sīxiǎng de 混乱 hùnluàn 准确 zhǔnquè

This served to hide the confusion and imprecision in their thinking.

掩盖 yǎngài Decomposition

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掩盖 yǎngài Compounds

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