掩 yǎn

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

HSK 6 #1514

DEFINITIONS

掩 yǎn
  • to cover up
  • to close
  • to surprise

STROKES

掩 stroke order diagram
掩 stroke order animation

WORDS

掩护 yǎn hù
HSK 6
to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4]
掩盖 yǎn gài
HSK 6
to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
掩饰 yǎn shì
HSK 6
to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
掩体 yǎn tǐ bunker (military)
掩埋 yǎn mái to bury
遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
掩藏 yǎn cáng hidden; covered; concealed
遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩蔽 yǎn bì shelter; screen; cover; protection
掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
不加掩饰 bù jiā yǎn shì undisguised
不加掩飾 bù jiā yǎn shì undisguised
兵来将挡，水来土掩 bīng lái jiàng dǎng ， shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵來將擋，水來土掩 bīng lái jiàng dǎng ， shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
后掩蔽 hòu yǎn bì backward masking
後掩蔽 hòu yǎn bì backward masking
掩映 yǎn yìng hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other
掩样法 yǎn yàng fǎ illusion
掩樣法 yǎn yàng fǎ illusion
掩杀 yǎn shā to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
掩殺 yǎn shā to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
掩耳 yǎn ěr to refuse to listen
掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
掩蓋 yǎn gài to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
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