掩饰 meaning in English

yǎnshì

to cover up; to conceal

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 掩飾19 strokes

Meaning of 掩饰

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎnshì
  1. to cover up
  2. to conceal
  3. to mask
  4. to gloss over

掩饰 in example sentences

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

对duì爱ài掩yǎn饰shì得de越yuè多duō,愈yù是shì证zhèng明míng你nǐ喜xǐ欢huān他tā。
The longer you hide your feelings for someone, the more you fall for them.
你nǐ在zài掩yǎn饰shì什shén么me?
What are you hiding?
不bù需xū掩yǎn饰shì她tā不bù诚chéng实shí的de事shì实shí。
There's no disguising the fact that she is dishonest.
她tā笑xiào是shì为wèi了le掩yǎn饰shì自zì己jǐ的de恐kǒng惧jù。
She laughed to cover her fear.
汤tāng姆mǔ不bù能néng掩yǎn饰shì他tā的de失shī望wàng。
Tom couldn't conceal his disappointment.

Stroke order for each character

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

掩 yǎn · to cover up · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

饰 shì · to decorate · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 掩饰.

装饰zhuāngshìto decorate; decoration
掩护yǎnhùto screen; to shield
掩盖yǎngàito conceal; to hide behind
首饰shǒushìjewelry; head ornament
服饰fúshìapparel; clothing and personal adornment
饰演shìyǎnto act; to play a part
掩体yǎntǐbunker (military)
掩埋yǎnmáito bury
遮掩zhēyǎnto cover; to mask
装饰品zhuāngshìpǐnornament
掩藏yǎncánghidden; covered
修饰xiūshìto decorate; to adorn

Questions about 掩饰

What does 掩饰 mean?

掩饰 (yǎnshì) means "to cover up; to conceal" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 掩饰?

掩饰 is made of 2 characters: 掩 (11 strokes), 饰 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 掩饰 an HSK word?

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

How is 掩饰 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 掩饰 is written 掩飾.