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蒙住 (méng zhù) — to cover up; to muffle; to obscure (eyes, ears, face, etc.)

Definition

A resultative verb meaning to cover or block (eyes, ears, face). Pair with body parts or objects: 蒙住眼睛 / 蒙住耳朵.

verb
to cover upto muffleto obscure (eyes, ears, face, etc.)

Examples

  • 蒙住。
    Tā yòng shuāng shǒu méng zhù le yǎn jing.
    He covered his eyes with both hands.
  • ，蒙住。
    Zhè ge shēng yīn tài dà, wǒ zhǐ hǎo méng zhù ěr duo.
    The noise is too loud, so I have to cover my ears.
  • 蒙住。
    Tā de liǎn bèi miàn shā méng zhù le.
    Her face was covered by a veil.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

蒙méngcover
住zhùhold

蒙 means to cover, and 住 adds a sense of holding it in place.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
冡
冡měng蒙méng
Same sound today

蒙 combines 艹 (grass) with 冡, which supplies the sound.

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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
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ住zhù
Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

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