Meaning
cover up; to surprise
Chinese: 遮盖、隐藏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yan” becomes a different word in each tone. 掩 is the 3rd 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
- 掩饰yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
- 掩盖yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
- 掩护yǎn hùto screen; to shield; to cover; protection
- 掩体yǎn tǐbunker (military)
- 掩杀yǎn shāto make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
Example Sentence
她不好意思地用手掩住了嘴。Tā bù hǎo yì si de yòng shǒu yǎn zhù le zuǐ.She shyly covered her mouth with her hand.
她Tāshe不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed地de(adverb marker)用yòngto use手shǒuhand掩yǎnto cover up住zhùto live了le(completed action)嘴zuǐmouth。