打掩护 (dá) — to provide cover for; to shield; to act as a decoy
Definition
打掩护 means to provide cover or shield someone (originally military), now also used for shielding a person from blame or scrutiny. The verb 打 here is light and idiomatic — 打掩护 behaves as a set phrase, not 打 + 掩护 as separate actions.
verb
to provide cover forto shieldto act as a decoy
Examples
- 打掩护，。Tā fù zé dá, ràng wǒ men ān quán chè lí.He was responsible for providing cover so we could evacuate safely.
- 。Zhè cì xíng dòng wǒ men dǎ le yí cì wán měi de yǎn hù.In this operation, we provided perfect cover once.
- 打掩护，。Bié bāng tā dá le, tā zuò cuò le jiù shì zuò cuò le.Stop covering for him — if he did wrong, he did wrong.
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