遮蔽 (zhē bì) — to hide from view; to obstruct; to block | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

遮蔽 (zhē bì) means to block or obstruct light/view from reaching something, or to hide something from sight. The 把 construction is common: 把手遮住眼睛. More physical and concrete than 掩盖 (which extends to facts/truth).

verb

to hide from viewto obstructto block

Examples

遮蔽。
Gāo dà de shù mù zhē bì le yáng guāng.
The tall trees blocked the sunlight.
遮蔽，。
Tā yòng shǒu zhē bì zhù yǎn jing, bú ràng guāng xiàn jìn lái.
He covered his eyes with his hands to keep the light out.
遮蔽。
Zhēn xiàng bù néng bèi zhē bì.
The truth cannot be hidden.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

遮蔽 joins 遮 and 蔽, both meaning cover or block, to emphasize hiding from view.

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.

辶庶遮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòroad

Sound part声符shēngfú

庶

庶shù遮zhē

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

遮 has 辶, a road-like part, and 庶 (shù, 'numerous'), which gives it 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.

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