掩
yǎn
to cover up; to conceal
to close (a door, book etc); (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid; (literary) to launch a surprise attack
她用手掩住嘴，轻轻地笑了。
tā yòng shǒu yǎn zhù zuǐ, qīng qīng de xiào le。
She covered her mouth with her hand and laughed softly.
他试图掩盖自己犯的错误，但大家都看出来了。
tā shì tú yǎn gài zì jǐ fàn de cuò wù, dàn dà jiā dōu kàn chū lái le。
He tried to cover up the mistake he had made, but everyone could see through it.
Words with 掩
遮掩
zhē yǎn
to cover
遮遮掩掩
zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
不加掩饰
bù jiā yǎn shì
undisguised
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
后掩蔽
hòu yǎn bì
backward masking
掩耳
yǎn ěr
to refuse to listen
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
to fool people (idiom)
掩卷
yǎn juàn
(literary) to close the book (after a reading session)
掩埋
yǎn mái
to bury
掩映
yǎn yìng
hidden from view
掩样法
yǎn yàng fǎ
illusion
掩杀
yǎn shā
to make a surprise attack