掩蔽 (yǎn bì) — to screen, to shelter, to cover (from view or d… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Military/formal verb meaning to screen, shelter, or conceal (troops, positions, entrances) from the enemy — stronger and more tactical than the everyday 掩护.

verb

to screento shelterto cover (from view or danger)

Examples

掩蔽。
Tā men yòng shā dài yǎn bì le rù kǒu.
They covered the entrance with sandbags.
掩蔽。
Fēi jī zài yún céng zhōng yǎn bì zì jǐ.
The aircraft screened itself in the clouds.
掩蔽。
Zhè ge dì dòng kě yǐ yǎn bì dí rén.
This cave can shelter from the enemy.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

蔽bìshield

掩 and 蔽 both mean to cover or shield, together meaning concealment.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌奄掩

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

奄

奄yǎn掩yǎn

Same sound today

The left part 扌 is a hand; the right part 奄 gives the character its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

敝

敝bì蔽⁰bì

Same sound today

蔽 combines 艸 (grass) with 敝, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Safety & Danger

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