掩饰
Old HSK 6
掩饰 (yǎnshì) · to hide
掩饰 (yǎnshì) means “to hide; to conceal (feelings, faults)”. It is written with 2 characters: 掩 (to cover up (with a hand)) + 饰 (to decorate). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 掩饰 is built
The characters
掩 yǎn · to cover up (with a hand)
What 掩 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 奄yǎn — to remain
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 电diàn — electricity
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 大dà — big
饰 shì · to decorate
What 饰 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
她掩饰不住内心的高兴。Tā yǎnshì bù zhù nèixīn de gāoxìng.She couldn't hide her happiness.
他笑了笑，掩饰自己的紧张。Tā xiào le xiào, yǎnshì zìjǐ de jǐnzhāng.He smiled to hide his nervousness.
Questions about 掩饰
What does 掩饰 mean?
掩饰 (yǎnshì) means “to hide; to conceal (feelings, faults)”.
How do you pronounce 掩饰?
掩饰 is pronounced yǎnshì.
Which HSK level is 掩饰?
掩饰 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 掩饰 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 211: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.