打掩护

打掩護

dǎyǎnhù

verb #14,439

Meanings

1 to provide cover for
2 to cover for someone
3 to run interference

Characters

to hit; to do; to make

to cover; to conceal

to protect; to guard

Examples

HSK 4

战士们互相打掩护，冲过了敌人的防线。

Zhànshì men hùxiāng dǎyǎnhù, chōng guò le dírén de fángxiàn.

The soldiers covered for each other and broke through the enemy's defense line.

HSK 7-9

你帮我打掩护，我偷偷溜出去。

Nǐ bāng wǒ dǎyǎnhù, wǒ tōutōu liū chūqù.

Cover for me while I sneak out.

Tips

usage

Originally a military term meaning to provide covering fire. Now widely used colloquially to mean covering for someone - lying on their behalf, creating a distraction, or helping them avoid trouble.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

掩 yǎn

护 hù