掩盖 (yǎn gài): to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up

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HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to conceal
to hide behind
to cover up

Chinese explanation

把真实的、不好的事情遮盖起来，不让别人知道
也说遮盖住物体，使其不露出来
常见搭配有掩盖真相、掩盖错误、掩盖不住。

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Example sentences

He tried to conceal his nervousness with laughter, but his fingers kept tapping the table, and his colleagues still noticed.

After this company was exposed for financial fraud, senior management held an emergency meeting to discuss how to conceal the facts and keep the media from learning the truth.

The heavy snow covered the fields and roads, turning the whole village into a vast white expanse, so that even the rooftops could no longer be seen.

Mom always concealed the hardships of life with a smile, until one day I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered her crying alone in the kitchen.

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