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掩饰

yǎn shì · yan shi

Traditional 掩飾

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to cover up
  2. to conceal
  3. to mask
  4. to gloss over
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The surprise party

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)的(de)生日(shēngrì)，你(nǐ)要(yào)掩饰(yǎnshì)好(hǎo)，别(bié)让(ràng)她(tā)知道(zhīdào)。

    Tomorrow is Qiqi's birthday. Hide it well and don't let her know.

  2. Liangliang

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)会(huì)掩饰(yǎnshì)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)说(shuō)。

    Rest assured, I will hide it. I won't say anything today.

  3. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)怪怪的(guàiguàide)？

    Why are you two acting odd today?

  4. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)啊(a)，我们(wǒmen)很(hěn)正常(zhèngcháng)。

    No, we are very normal.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)笑(xiào)得(de)这么(zhème)大声(dàshēng)，不是(bùshì)在(zài)掩饰(yǎnshì)什么(shénme)吧(ba)？

    You are laughing so loudly. Are you hiding something?

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)掩饰(yǎnshì)太(tài)差(chà)了(le)！

    Haha, our cover-up is too bad!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)掩(yǎn)饰(shì)不(bu)了(liǎo)内(nèi)心(xīn)的(de)恐(kǒng)慌(huāng)。

His eyes betrayed his fear.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)试(shì)图(tú)掩(yǎn)饰(shì)她(tā)的(de)泪(lèi)水(shuǐ)。

She tried to hide her tears.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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