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覆盖

fù gài · fu gai

Traditional 覆蓋

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to cover
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The snowy hutong

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，雪(xuě)把(bǎ)整条(zhěngtiáo)胡同(hútòng)都(dōu)覆盖(fùgài)了(le)。

    Look, the snow has covered the whole hutong.

  2. Dengdeng

    屋顶(wūdǐng)，树(shù)，自行车(zìxíngchē)，都(dōu)被(bèi)雪(xuě)覆盖(fùgài)了(le)。

    The roofs, the trees, the bikes: all covered by snow.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is my bike?

  4. Dengdeng

    那座(nàzuò)白色(báisè)的(de)小山(xiǎoshān)就是(jiùshì)它(tā)！

    That little white hill is it!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)走路(zǒulù)去(qù)上班(shàngbān)吧(ba)。

    Then I will walk to work today.

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2 examples
01

地(dì)表(biǎo)的(de)四(sì)分(fēn)之(zhī)三(sān)被(bèi)水(shuǐ)覆(fù)盖(gài)。

Three fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by belgavox · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

整(zhěng)个(gè)国(guó)家(jiā)被(bèi)大(dà)雪(xuě)覆(fù)盖(gài)了(le)。

The whole country was covered in snow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by alec · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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