盖帽

蓋帽

gàimào

verb

Meanings

1 to block (a shot in basketball)
2 block

Characters

Examples

他在篮下一个大盖帽,太精彩了!

Tā zài lán xià yī gè dà gàimào, tài jīngcǎi le!

He made a huge block right under the basket, amazing!

这场比赛他盖了五个帽。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài tā gài le wǔ gè mào.

He had five blocks in this game.

Tips

register

Basketball commentary term. Literally 'cover the cap' — the defender slaps the ball down before it reaches the rim.

grammar

Separable verb: you can say 盖了他一个帽 (blocked him once) by splitting 盖 and 帽.

Stroke Order

盖 gài

帽 mào