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

他试图粉饰自己的错误。

Tā shìtú fěnshì zìjǐ de cuòwù.

He tried to gloss over his mistakes.

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