Chinese word dictionary

掩蔽

yǎn bì · shelter; screen; cover; protection

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Word information

Simplified掩蔽

Traditional掩蔽

Pinyinyǎn bì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

掩yǎn

to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut

蔽bì

to cover, to hide, to shelter

How to learn 掩蔽

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Words with the same characters

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屏蔽píngbì

to screen; to block (sth or sb); to shield; (protective) shield

掩耳盗铃yǎn’ěr-dàolíng

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

掩盖yǎngài

to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up

掩护yǎnhù

to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面[mian4]

掩饰yǎnshì

to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over

隐蔽yǐnbì

to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover