掩盖

掩蓋

yǎngài

verb HSK 7-9 #3,875

Meanings

1 to cover up
2 to conceal
3 to hide

Characters

to cover; to conceal

Both characters mean 'to cover' — to cover up or conceal

Examples

他试图掩盖事实的真相。

Tā shìtú yǎngài shìshí de zhēnxiàng.

He tried to cover up the truth.

大雪掩盖了地面上的一切。

Dàxuě yǎngài le dìmiàn shàng de yīqiè.

Heavy snow covered everything on the ground.

Tips

usage

掩盖 can be literal (physically covering something) or figurative (hiding the truth). Compare with 掩饰 (yǎnshì), which specifically means to disguise or gloss over faults/feelings.

Stroke Order

掩 yǎn

盖 gài