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盾牌

dùn pái · dun pai

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Meaning

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  1. shield
  2. pretext
  3. excuse
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A pot lid shield

  1. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有个(yǒugè)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)，拿着(názhe)一个(yīgè)大(dà)盾牌(dùnpái)！

    A little kid in the park is holding a big shield!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)盾牌(dùnpái)吗(ma)？

    Is it a real shield?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，是(shì)他家(tājiā)的(de)锅盖(guōgài)，上面(shàngmiàn)画(huà)了(le)小黄鸭(xiǎohuángyā)。

    No, it is a pot lid from his home, with a little yellow duck painted on it.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)盾牌(dùnpái)，晚上(wǎnshang)还得(háiděi)回去(huíqu)盖(gài)锅(guō)呢(ne)。

    This shield still has to go back and cover the pot tonight.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)他(tā)妈妈(māma)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)找不到(zhǎobudào)锅盖(guōgài)。

    Right, so his mom cannot find the pot lid at home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

士(shì)兵(bīng)举(jǔ)起(qǐ)盾(dùn)牌(pái)挡(dǎng)住(zhù)了(le)敌(dí)人(rén)的(de)攻(gōng)击(jī)。

The soldier raised his shield and blocked the enemy's attack.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)拿(ná)工(gōng)作(zuò)忙(máng)当(dāng)盾(dùn)牌(pái)，拒(jù)绝(jué)参(cān)加(jiā)聚(jù)会(huì)。

He always uses being busy with work as a shield to refuse attending gatherings.

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