Definition
打掩护 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to provide cover for' or 'to act as a decoy'. The verb 打 can split from the object 掩护 when inserting measure words, durations, or other elements — e.g., 打了一次掩护 ('provided cover once'). It's used both literally (military/espionage cover) and figuratively (covering for someone's mistake or giving an excuse). The pinyin given in the source is 'dá', but the standard pronunciation is dǎ yǎn hù; this may be a data error.
v.o.
to provide cover forto shieldto act as a decoy
Examples
- 打掩护，。Tā fùzé dá, ràng wǒmen ānquán chèlí.He was responsible for providing cover so we could evacuate safely.
- 。Zhè cì xíngdòng wǒmen dǎ le yí cì wánměi de yǎnhù.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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