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掩

yǎn

to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush

Strokes
11
Radical
手
HSK
6
Tone
3

Other readings: yàn

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我不能掩饰我的心情。

    Wǒ bù néng yǎn shì wǒ de xīn qíng

    I can't hide my feelings.

  • 你在掩饰什么?

    Nǐ zài yǎn shì shén me

    What are you hiding?

  • 她没有试图掩盖真相。

    Tā méi yǒu shì tú yǎn gài zhēn xiàng

    She didn't try to hide the truth.

  • 她试图掩饰她的泪水。

    Tā shì tú yǎn shì tā de lèi shuǐ

    She tried to hide her tears.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 掩

  • 掩饰yǎn shì 3–4 to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
  • 掩盖yǎn gài 3–4 to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
  • 掩护yǎn hù 3–4 to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover