東掩西遮 dōng yǎn xī zhē

to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
東 dōng
east; surname Dong
掩 yǎn HSK 6
to cover up; to close; to surprise
西 xī HSK 1
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙xī bān yá
遮 zhē HSK 6
to hide; to screen off; to conceal