cover; shield; hide; obscure
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cover; to shield; to shelter; to hide from view
Used for physically blocking sight, weather, or light. Can refer to objects blocking vision (e.g., trees blocking a view) or providing shelter (e.g., tents blocking wind and rain).
Shù树
lín林
zhē遮
bì蔽
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
shì视
xiàn线
，
kàn看
bu不
dào到
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The forest blocked our line of sight, so we couldn't see the distant village.
Zhè这
dǐng顶
zhàng帐
peng篷
kě可
yǐ以
zhē遮
bì蔽
fēng风
yǔ雨
。
This tent can provide shelter from wind and rain.
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Wū乌
yún云
zhē遮
bì蔽
le了
tài太
yáng阳
，
tiān天
kōng空
àn暗
le了
xià下
lái来
。
Dark clouds obscured the sun, and the sky darkened.