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掩护

yǎn hù
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. to screen
  2. 2. to shield
  3. 3. to cover
  4. 4. protection
  5. 5. cover

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
暴露
bào lù

to expose

使不受保护

Synonyms

2 items
保护
bǎo hù

to protect

通用保护
遮蔽
zhē bì

to cover

物体遮挡

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 提供 (provide) or 作 (serve as), e.g. 提供掩护. Avoid 做掩护 unless meaning 'to create a cover' in specific contexts.

Example Sentences

1 shown
烟雾 掩护 了他们撤退。
The smoke screened their retreat.

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Child Words of 掩护

护
hù

to protect

掩
yǎn

to cover up; to conceal