盖帽

蓋帽

gàimào

verb

Meanings

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

他在篮下一个大盖帽，太精彩了！

Tā zài lánxià yīgè dà gàimào, tài jīngcǎi le!

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

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.

盖 gài

帽 mào