粉饰

粉飾

fěnshì

verb #24,669

Meanings

1 to whitewash
2 to gloss over
3 to paint over
4 to cover up

Characters

powder; pink; to whitewash

to decorate; to adorn; to conceal

Examples

HSK 5

他试图粉饰自己的错误。

Tā shìtú fěnshì zìjǐ de cuòwù.

He tried to gloss over his mistakes.

HSK 7-9

不要用谎言来粉饰现实。

Bùyào yòng huǎngyán lái fěnshì xiànshí.

Don't use lies to whitewash reality.

Tips

memory

粉 means powder/whitewash; 饰 means to decorate or adorn. Imagine applying white powder (粉) to decorate (饰) over something ugly, that is whitewashing.

Stroke Order

粉 fěn

饰 shì