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Meaning

to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bi” becomes a different word in each tone. 蔽 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 隐蔽yǐn bìto conceal; to hide; covert; under cover
  • 蒙蔽méng bìto deceive; to hoodwink
  • 障蔽zhàng bìto obstruct
  • 掩蔽yǎn bìshelter; screen; cover; protection
  • 屏蔽píng bìto screen; to block (sth or sb); to shield; (protective) shield

Example Sentence

茂密的树叶遮蔽了夏日的阳光。Mào mì de shù yè zhē bì le xià rì de yáng guāng.The dense leaves block out the summer sunlight.

茂密Mào mìdense (of plant growth)deof树叶shù yètree leaves遮蔽zhē bìto coverle(completed action)夏日xià rìsummertimedeof阳光yáng guāngsunshine