掩饰掩飾

yǎn shì

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over

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Characters

掩yǎnto cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut扌奄饰shìto decorate, to adorn; ornament饣巾

Examples

你在掩饰什么？

Nǐ zài yǎn shì shén me?

What are you hiding?

我不能掩饰我的心情。

Wǒ bù néng yǎn shì wǒ de xīn qíng.

I can't hide my feelings.

汤姆不能掩饰他的失望。

Tāng mǔ bù néng yǎn shì tā de shī wàng.

Tom couldn't conceal his disappointment.