遮瑕膏

zhēxiágāo

noun

Measure Word

一支遮瑕膏 zhī

Meanings

1 concealer (cosmetics)

Characters

Examples

她用遮瑕膏盖住了黑眼圈。

Tā yòng zhēxiágāo gài zhù le hēiyǎnquān.

She covered her dark circles with concealer.

这支遮瑕膏遮痘印特别好用。

Zhè zhī zhēxiágāo zhē dòuyìn tèbié hǎo yòng.

This concealer works great on acne marks.

Tips

memory

遮 = cover, 瑕 = flaw/blemish (as in 瑕疵 xiácī), 膏 = paste/cream — literally 'flaw-covering cream', a tidy compositional name compared to the loanword 'concealer'.

Stroke Order

遮 zhē

瑕 xiá

膏 gāo