掩蔽

yǎnbì

verb #29,472

Meanings

1 to shelter
2 to take cover
3 to screen; to conceal

Characters

to cover; to conceal; to shut

to cover; to shelter; to block; to hide

Examples

HSK 4

厚厚的云层掩蔽了阳光。

Hòuhòu de yúncéng yǎnbì le yángguāng.

The thick cloud cover screened the sunlight.

HSK 6

士兵们在树林中掩蔽，等待命令。

Shìbīngmen zài shùlín zhōng yǎnbì, děngdài mìnglìng.

The soldiers took cover in the woods, waiting for orders.

Tips

usage

掩蔽 is used in both military contexts (taking cover) and figurative/natural contexts (screening, concealing). More formal than 躲 (to hide) and 遮 (to block).

Stroke Order

掩 yǎn

蔽 bì