掩盖 meaning in English

yǎngài

to conceal; to hide behind

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 掩蓋22 strokes

Meaning of 掩盖

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎngài
  1. to conceal
  2. to hide behind
  3. to cover up

掩盖 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā没méi有yǒu试shì图tú掩yǎn盖gài真zhēn相xiàng。
She didn't try to hide the truth.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

掩 yǎn · to cover up · 11 strokes

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盖 gài · lid · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 掩盖.

掩护yǎnhùto screen; to shield
膝盖xīgàiknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
覆盖fùgàito cover
掩饰yǎnshìto cover up; to conceal
盖子gàizicover; lid
涵盖hángàito cover; to comprise
遮盖zhēgàito hide; to cover (one's tracks)
掩体yǎntǐbunker (military)
掩埋yǎnmáito bury
遮掩zhēyǎnto cover; to mask
盖上gàishangto cover
掩藏yǎncánghidden; covered

Questions about 掩盖

What does 掩盖 mean?

掩盖 (yǎngài) means "to conceal; to hide behind" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 掩盖?

掩盖 is made of 2 characters: 掩 (11 strokes), 盖 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 掩盖 an HSK word?

Yes. 掩盖 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 掩盖 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 掩盖 is written 掩蓋.