Chinese word

遮盖

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhē gài

Meaning

  • verbhide

Example

记者发现政府试图遮盖真相。jì zhě fā xiàn zhèng fǔ shì tú zhē gài zhēn xiàng

The reporter discovered that the government was trying to hide the truth.

Illustration for 遮盖 (hide)

More examples

为了维护名誉，他试图用谎言来遮盖自己的错误。wèi le wéi hù míng yù tā shì tú yòng huǎng yán lái zhē gài zì jǐ de cuò wù

To protect his reputation, he tried to cover up his mistake with lies.

Core concept

A covering comes between sight and its target, so an object or a fact stays out of view.

Common phrases

  • 遮盖真相zhē gài zhēn xiàng

    cover up the truth

  • 遮盖证据zhē gài zhèng jù

    cover up the evidence

  • 遮盖缺陷zhē gài quē xiàn

    cover up flaws

Similar words

隐瞒yǐn mán: Deliberately withhold the truth or information from people who should know it.
掩盖yǎn gài: Cover up facts or evidence to prevent them from being exposed.
掩饰yǎn shì: Cover a fault or fact with a false appearance to avoid showing the truth.
隐藏yǐn cáng: Keep an object or information out of sight from the outside.

Definition in Chinese

用物体或手段把某物或事实遮蔽，使其不为人所见或不被揭露。yòng wù tǐ huò shǒu duàn bǎ mǒu wù huò shì shí zhē bì shǐ qí bù wéi rén suǒ jiàn huò bú bèi jiē lù

Word origin

遮 (zhē, "block") + 盖 (gài, "cover") combine the ideas of blocking and covering, extending physical concealment to facts and information.

Usage tips

  • The word often carries a suggestion that someone is intentionally keeping information from public view, rather than merely placing an object over another object.

Other meanings

  • coververb
  • cover upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 遮盖物zhē gài wùcoveringnoun

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