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掩 (am2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

掩 (am2, yǎn) — to cover up; to close; to surprise; to cover (with the hand); to conceal

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 掩口費 (jim2 hau2 fai3) — noun; hush money
• 掩飾 (jim2 sik1) — (verb) Disguise
• 掩 (jim2) — to cover up; to close; to surprise; to cover (with the hand); to conceal
• 掩人耳目 (jim2 jan4 ji5 muk6) — to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
• 掩埋 (jim2 maai4) — to bury
• 掩映 (jim2 joeng2) — hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other

Chengyu with this character

• 掩耳盜鈴 — To pretend a problem does not exist by blocking out the evidence, in a way that fools nobody but yourself. Used for self-deception that is obvious to everyone else.

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