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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

遮掩 [zhēyǎn]
  1. 1. verb [遮蔽] obscure
    屋子被门帘遮掩着。
    The room is obscured by a door curtain.
  2. 2. verb [掩饰] hide

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

遮掩 [zhēyǎn]
  1. 1. cover; overspread; envelop
    远山被云雾遮掩着。
    The distant hills were enveloped in clouds and mist.
    湖泊被层层的树林遮掩了。
  2. 2. cover up; hide; conceal
    大胆承认错误，不要遮遮掩掩。
    Admit your mistakes courageously. Don't try to cover them up.
    对自己的感情，他从不遮掩。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

遮掩 [zhēyǎn]
  1. 1. 动 遮住使不显露
    茂密的林木遮掩了山村。
  2. 2. 动 掩饰
    知错就改,不要遮遮掩掩的。
See more results for 遮掩 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

远山被云雾遮掩着。
The distant hills were enveloped in clouds and mist. → 遮掩
障幕遮掩了真实。 → 障幕
湖泊被层层的树林遮掩了。 → 遮掩
对自己的感情，他从不遮掩。 → 遮掩
屋子被门帘遮掩着。
The room is obscured by a door curtain. → 遮掩
遮掩。 → 掩
遮掩。 → 遮
茂密的林木遮掩了山村。 → 遮掩

Collocations

遮掩不住
to find it difficult to cover/hide something
遮掩伤痕
to hide one's sorrows
毫不遮掩
to not hide
遮掩不住
to find it difficult to cover/hide something
遮掩错误
to hide one's mistakes
极力遮掩
to try hard to hide one's mistakes

Word Decomposition

遮
[zhē] 		+ 掩
[yǎn]

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