捂住 meaning in English
to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)
17 strokes
Meaning of 捂住
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wǔzhù
- to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)
捂住 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆用他的手捂住了他的脸。
Tom covered his face with his hands.
她用手捂住了电话的话筒。
She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.
你咳嗽、打喷嚏或打哈欠的时候要捂住你的嘴。
Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
Stroke order for each character
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捂 wǔ · to enclose · 10 strokes
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住 zhù · to live · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 捂住.
| 记住 | jìzhù | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 站住 | zhànzhù | to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing |
| 抓住 | zhuāzhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
| 住宅 | zhùzhái | residence; dwelling; abode |
| 住处 | zhùchù | residence; dwelling |
| 住址 | zhùzhǐ | address |
| 住宿 | zhùsù | to stay at; lodging |
| 住户 | zhùhù | household; inhabitant |
Questions about 捂住
What does 捂住 mean?
捂住 (wǔzhù) means "to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)".
How do you write 捂住?
捂住 is made of 2 characters: 捂 (10 strokes), 住 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.