cover up; conceal shame
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to cover up (the body); to conceal (private parts or body areas considered indecent to expose)
Often refers to covering genitals or other private areas for modesty.
Yuán原
shǐ始
rén人
yòng用
shù树
yè叶
zhē遮
xiū羞
。
Primitive people used leaves to cover their nakedness.
Tā她
lián连
máng忙
yòng用
shǒu手
zhē遮
xiū羞
。
She hurriedly covered herself with her hand.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
bù布
shì是
yòng用
lái来
zhē遮
xiū羞
de的
。
This cloth is used for covering up.
verb
to cover up (an embarrassment); to gloss over (a disgraceful act with fine words)
Often used in set phrases like 遮羞解嘲. Implies trying to hide shame or failure.
Tā他
yòng用
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
lái来
zhē遮
xiū羞
。
He used jokes to cover his embarrassment.
Zhè这
piān篇
biàn辩
jiě解
wén文
zhāng章
bù不
guò过
shì是
wèi为
shī失
bài败
zhē遮
xiū羞
ér而
yǐ已
。
This defensive essay is nothing but an attempt to gloss over the failure.
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Tā他
zhē遮
xiū羞
jiě解
cháo嘲
de地
shuō说
zì自
jǐ己
bù不
zài在
hu乎
。
He claimed he didn't care, trying to cover his embarrassment and console himself.