揭
jiē
to take the lid off
surname Jie; to expose; to unmask
她把锅盖揭开，闻了闻里面的味道。
tā bǎ guō gài jiē kāi，wén le wén lǐ miàn de wèi dào。
She took the lid off the pot and smelled what was inside.
记者写了一篇文章，揭露了这家公司的秘密。
jì zhě xiě le yī piān wén zhāng，jiē lù le zhè jiā gōng sī de mì mì。
The reporter wrote an article that exposed the secrets of this company.
Words with 揭
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
前揭
qián jiē
(the item) named above
按揭
àn jiē
a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
掀天揭地
xiān tiān jiē dì
earth-shattering
揭开
jiē kāi
to uncover
揭不开锅
jiē bù kāi guō
to be unable to afford food
揭密
jiē mì
variant of 揭秘[jie1 mi4]
揭幕
jiē mù
opening
揭幕式
jiē mù shì
opening ceremony
揭底
jiē dǐ
to reveal the inside story
揭批
jiē pī
to expose and criticize