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gài
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. lid
  2. 2. top
  3. 3. cover
  4. 4. canopy
  5. 5. to cover
  6. 6. to conceal
  7. 7. to build

Words Containing 盖

东茅草盖
dōng máo cǎo gài

thatched roof

盖菜
gài cài

leaf mustard

拉盖尔
lā gài ěr

Laguerre (name)

盖率
gài lǜ

coverage

盖县
gài xiàn

Gai county in Liaoning

窨井盖
yìn jǐng gài

manhole cover

平宝盖
píng bǎo gài

name of \cover\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)

滑盖手机
huá gài shǒu jī

slider phone

锅盖头
guō gài tóu

bowl cut (hairstyle)

后盖
hòu gài

back cover

遮盖
zhē gài

to hide

盖帽
gài mào

block (basketball)

引擎盖
yǐn qíng gài

(car) hood

盖台广告
gài tái guǎng gào

interstitial ad

盖尔
gài ěr

Gaelic

覆盖率
fù gài lǜ

coverage

井盖
jǐng gài

manhole cover (more formally, 窨井蓋|窨井盖[yìn jǐng gài])

卷铺盖走人
juǎn pū gài zǒu rén

to pack one's things and leave

盖尔语
gài ěr yǔ

Gaelic (language)

周瑜打黄盖
zhōu yú dǎ huáng gài

fig. with the connivance of both sides

比尔·盖茨
bǐ ěr · gài cí

Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft

盖火锅
gài huǒ guō

to block a shot (basketball)

宝盖
bǎo gài

name of the \roof\ radical 宀[mián] (Kangxi radical 40)

涂盖
tú gài

to coat

三八大盖
sān bā dà gài

(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)

铺盖
pū gài

to spread evenly over

盖饭
gài fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

盖层
gài céng

cap rock

华盖
huá gài

imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage)

覆盖
fù gài

to cover

掖掖盖盖
yē yē gài gài

stealthily

苏姆盖特
sū mǔ gài tè

Sumgayit, city in Azerbaijan

膝盖
xī gài

knee

欲盖弥彰
yù gài mí zhāng

trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.

盖瓦
gài wǎ

tiling (of roofs, floors, walls etc)

盖章
gài zhāng

to affix a seal

覆盖面
fù gài miàn

coverage

膝盖骨
xī gài gǔ

kneecap

封盖
fēng gài

cap

盖房
gài fáng

to build a house

篷盖布
péng gài bù

sail cloth

才华盖世
cái huá gài shì

peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit

指甲盖
zhǐ jia gài

fingernail

盖印
gài yìn

to affix a seal

盖世太保
gài shì tài bǎo

Gestapo

淹盖
yān gài

to submerge

冰盖
bīng gài

ice sheet

菌盖
jùn gài

cap of mushroom

掩盖
yǎn gài

to conceal

锅盖
guō gài

saucepan lid

盖楼
gài lóu

to construct a building

盖兹
gài zī

Gates (name)

盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

麦盖提
mài gě tí

Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

雷盖
léi gài

reggae (loanword)

劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn

lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)

顶盖
dǐng gài

roof

铺盖
pū gai

bedding

功高盖主
gōng gāo gài zhǔ

lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)

若尔盖县
ruò ěr gài xiàn

Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

翻盖
fān gài

flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)

盖浇饭
gài jiāo fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

盖州市
gài zhōu shì

Gaizhou, county-level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning

盖上
gài shang

to cover

盖然性
gài rán xìng

probability

软口盖
ruǎn kǒu gài

soft palate

瓶盖
píng gài

bottle cap

盖子
gài zi

cover

谢尔盖
xiè ěr gài

Sergei (name)

盖门
gài mén

closing cover

涵盖
hán gài

to cover

阿盖达
ā gài dá

al-Qaeda

盖革计数器
gài gé jì shù qì

Geiger counter

加盖
jiā gài

to seal (with an official stamp)

盖州
gài zhōu

Gaizhou, county-level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning

头盖骨
tóu gài gǔ

skull

盖碗
gài wǎn

lidded teacup

盖头
gài tóu

cover

盖茨比
gài cí bǐ

Gatsby

盖世
gài shì

unrivalled

阿尔盖达
ā ěr gài dá

al-Qaeda

若尔盖
ruò ěr gài

Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan

头盖
tóu gài

skull

秃宝盖
tū bǎo gài

name of \cover\ radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14)

铺天盖地
pū tiān gài dì

lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering

腐殖覆盖物
fǔ zhí fù gài wù

mulch

搭盖
dā gài

to build (esp. with simple materials)

磕膝盖
kē xī gài

(dialect) knee

盖茨
gài cí

Gates (name)

卷铺盖
juǎn pū gài

to pack and quit

大盖帽
dà gài mào

peaked cap

毂盖
gǔ gài

hubcap

盖棺论定
gài guān lùn dìng

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

倾盖
qīng gài

to meet in passing

盖特纳
gài tè nà

Geithner (name)

麦盖提县
mài gě tí xiàn

Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

盖度
gài dù

coverage (in botany)

宝盖草
bǎo gài cǎo

henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)

岛盖部
dǎo gài bù

pars perculairs