HSK 6 · Verbs

掩护 yǎnhù “to cover” in Chinese

Traditional 掩護

What 掩护 means

  1. to cover
  2. to shield
  3. to protect
  4. to screen
  5. protection

Measure word 面 miàn · 一面掩护 yí miàn yǎnhù

How to say 掩护

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale掩yǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale护hù4th tone, falling

掩护 in a sentence

  1. 汤姆，你能帮我掩护吗？

    Tāngmǔ, nǐ néng bāng wǒ yǎnhù ma?

    Tom, can you cover for me?

    Sentence #13598167 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 掩护 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 掩 (yǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
掩yǎnto cover up; to conceal
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 奄to remain · yānSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 奄 (yān) hints at the sound. Compare it with yǎn.

The character 护 (hù) with each of its parts in a different colour
护hùto protect; to guard
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 户door · hù

Memory aidPicture a hand 扌 guarding the door 户: to protect.

How to write 掩护

掩 11 strokes · 护 7 strokes

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掩护 (yǎnhù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 掩护 (yǎnhù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 掩护

Words with 掩

掩盖yǎngài · to cover up掩饰yǎnshì · to cover up

Words with 护

护照hùzhào · passport保护bǎohù · to protect护士hùshi · nurse爱护àihù · to cherish救护车jiùhùchē · ambulance拥护yōnghù · to support守护shǒuhù · to guard维护wéihù · to safeguard辩护biànhù · to defend

More words: Common Verbs

旋转xuánzhuǎn · to rotate削弱xuēruò · to weaken寻觅xúnmì · to seek掩盖yǎngài · to cover up延伸yánshēn · to extend掩饰yǎnshì · to cover up摇摆yáobǎi · to sway压缩yāsuō · to compress

FAQs

掩护 (yǎnhù) means “to cover” or “to shield”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǎnhù: yǎn with a 3rd tone, then hù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 掩护 is written 掩護. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 面 (miàn). For example, one to cover is 一面掩护 (yí miàn yǎnhù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yanhu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 掩护 from the suggestions. Typing yanhu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
掩护 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.