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jiē
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to take the lid off
  2. 2. to expose
  3. 3. to unmask

Example Sentences

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他幾乎從來沒 開過一本書。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 340076)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 揭

揭穿
jiē chuān

to expose

揭阳市
jiē yáng shì

Jieyang prefecture-level city in Guangdong province

揭东县
jiē dōng xiàn

Jiedong county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong

前揭
qián jiē

(the item) named above

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

掀天揭地
xiān tiān jiē dì

earth-shattering

昭然若揭
zhāo rán ruò jiē

abundantly clear

揭黑
jiē hēi

to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc)

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)

揭幕式
jiē mù shì

opening ceremony

揭底
jiē dǐ

to reveal the inside story

摩揭陀
mó jiē tuó

Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported to be the birthplace of Buddhism

揭破
jiē pò

to uncover

按揭
àn jiē

a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)

揭阳
jiē yáng

Jieyang prefecture-level city in Guangdong

揭开
jiē kāi

to uncover

揭载
jiē zǎi

to publish

揭幕
jiē mù

opening

揭晓
jiē xiǎo

to announce publicly

揭露
jiē lù

to expose

揭谛
jiē dì

revealer (protective god)

揭示
jiē shì

to show

揭秘
jiē mì

to unmask

揭西县
jiē xī xiàn

Jiexi county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong

揭东
jiē dōng

Jiedong county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong

揭短
jiē duǎn

to expose sb's faults or shortcomings

揭西
jiē xī

Jiexi county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong

揭批
jiē pī

to expose and criticize

揭橥
jiē zhū

to disclose

揭举
jiē jǔ

to lift up

揭发
jiē fā

to expose