25 results for *掩*

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

    trad. 掩護

Also written 掩護【yǎn hù】

More words

掩盖yǎn gài

to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up

掩饰yǎn shì

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

掩体yǎn tǐ

bunker (military)

掩埋yǎn mái

to bury

遮掩zhē yǎn

to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)

掩藏yǎn cáng

hidden; covered; concealed

yǎn

to cover up; to conceal; to close (a door, book etc); (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid; (literary) to launch a surprise attack

遮遮掩掩zhē zhē yǎn yǎn

to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)

掩人耳目yǎn rén ěr mù

to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes

掩卷yǎn juàn

(literary) to close the book (after a reading session)

掩映yǎn yìng

hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other

掩杀yǎn shā

to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)

掩码yǎn mǎ

(computing) mask

掩耳yǎn ěr

to refuse to listen

掩蔽yǎn bì

shelter; screen; cover; protection

虚掩xū yǎn

to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned

后掩蔽hòu yǎn bì

backward masking

掩样法yǎn yàng fǎ

illusion

不加掩饰bù jiā yǎn shì

undisguised

东掩西遮dōng yǎn xī zhē

to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)

掩耳盗铃yǎn ěr dào líng

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

掩面而泣yǎn miàn ér qì

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

瑕不掩瑜xiá bù yǎn yú

lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster; the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)

兵来将挡,水来土掩bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn

counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation