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盖

gài · gai/Gě · ge

Traditional 蓋

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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gài 蓋

  1. lid
  2. top
  3. cover
  4. canopy
  5. to cover
  6. to conceal
  7. to build

Gě 蓋

  1. surname Ge
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Cover the pot

  1. Dengdeng

    汤(tāng)好(hǎo)了(le)，快(kuài)把(bǎ)盖子(gàizi)盖上(gàishang)。

    The soup is ready. Quick, put the lid on.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)盖上(gàishang)？

    Why cover it?

  3. Dengdeng

    盖上(gàishang)才(cái)不会(bùhuì)凉(liáng)。

    Only with a lid on it won't get cold.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)盖好(gàihǎo)了(le)。

    I've covered it.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎(āi)，你(nǐ)盖(gài)的(de)是(shì)碗(wǎn)，不是(bùshì)锅(guō)！

    Hey, you covered the bowl, not the pot!

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)的(de)碗(wǎn)盖(gài)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    Never mind. My bowl is covered very well.

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2 examples
01

锅(guō)盖(gài)没(méi)盖(gài)好(hǎo)，汤(tāng)都(dōu)洒(sǎ)出(chū)来(lái)了(le)。

The pot lid wasn't put on properly, and the soup spilled out.

02

他(tā)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)在(zài)村(cūn)口(kǒu)盖(gài)一(yí)座(zuò)新(xīn)桥(qiáo)。

They plan to build a new bridge at the entrance of the village.

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