cover up; gloss over; conceal (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
掩飾
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
岩石 yán shí - rock (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他试图掩饰自己的紧张情绪。 tā shìtú yǎn shì zìjǐ de jǐnzhāng qíngxù. - He tried to hide his nervousness.
她笑着掩饰自己的尴尬。 tā xiàozhe yǎn shì zìjǐ de gāngà. - She smiled to hide her embarrassment.
他用幽默感掩饰了自己的错误。 tā yòng yōumògǎn yǎn shì le zìjǐ de cuòwù. - He used humor to cover up his mistake.
她试图用假装忙碌来掩饰她的不安。 tā shìtú yòng jiǎzhuāng mánglù lái yǎn shì tā de bù ān. - She tried to cover up her uneasiness by pretending to be busy.
他用轻松的语气掩饰了自己的失望。 tā yòng qīngsōng de yǔqì yǎn shì le zìjǐ de shīwàng. - He used a relaxed tone to hide his disappointment.
Characters
饰 shì - decorate; cover up; play the role of; polish (a piece of writing); decoration |
掩 yǎn - cover, hide; shut, close; get pinched (when shutting a door, a window or a lid) |