yǎn

verb
common

Meaning of 掩鼻

掩鼻 means to cover one's nose (out of disgust for something dirty, smelly, or morally repulsive). Pronounced yǎn bí.

  • to cover one's nose (out of disgust for something dirty, smelly, or morally repulsive)

Definitions & Examples

rén
fēn
fēn
yǎn
ér
guò
 
yuàn
kào
jìn
duī
 

Passersby hurried past holding their noses, unwilling to approach that pile of garbage.

è
chòu
ràng
rén
rěn
bu
zhù
yǎn
 

The stench was so foul that people couldn't help covering their noses.

Zhòng
rén
yǎn
 
rěn
zhí
shì
āng
zāng
de
chǎng
miàn
 

The crowd covered their noses, unable to bear looking directly at the filthy scene.

duì
zhè
zhǒng
wěi
de
zuò
pài
xiàng
lái
yǎn
ér
shì
 

He has always looked upon such hypocritical behavior with utter disgust.