盖 (gài) — (noun) lid, cover, top; (verb) to cover, to conceal; (verb) to build (a house, structure)
Definition
盖 covers both the noun ('lid, cover') and the verb ('to cover' / 'to build a house'). For 'to cover', 遮遮 (zhe) is used to block light or conceal faults.
noun
lidcovertop
verb
to coverto concealto build (a house, structure)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Qǐng bǎ guō gài hǎo.Please cover the pot well.
- 。Tā zài gài fáng zi.He is building a house.
- 盖。Bēi zi de gài shì lán sè de.The lid of the cup is blue.
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