被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn 隐瞒 隱瞞 yǐn mán to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth syn 采访 採訪 cǎi fǎng to interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover syn 掩护 掩護 yǎn hù to screen / to shield / to cover / protection / cover / CL:面[mian4] syn 封面 fēng miàn cover (of a publication) syn 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài to conceal / to hide behind / to cover up syn 掩饰 掩飾 yǎn shì to cover up / to conceal / to mask / to gloss over syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 覆盖 覆蓋 fù gài to cover syn 隐蔽 隱蔽 yǐn bì to conceal / to hide / covert / under cover syn 付费 付費 fù fèi to pay / to cover the costs syn 遮住 zhē zhù to cover (up) / to block / to obstruct / to shade syn 躲藏 duǒ cáng to conceal oneself / to go into hiding / to take cover syn 藏匿 cáng nì to cover up / to conceal / to go into hiding syn 遍布 biàn bù to cover the whole (area) / to be found throughout syn 盖子 蓋子 gài zi cover / lid / shell syn 弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow 潜伏 潛伏 qián fú to hide / to cover up / to conceal syn 外壳 外殼 wài ké envelope / outer shell / hull / cover / case syn 遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover / to mask / to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) syn 蒙面 méng miàn to cover one's face / to wear a mask / brazen / shameless syn 包庇 bāo bì to shield / to harbor / to cover up syn 箭头 箭頭 jiàn tóu arrowhead / arrow symbol syn 捂住 摀住 wǔ zhù to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc) syn 抹杀 抹殺 mǒ shā to erase / to cover traces / to obliterate evidence / to expunge / to blot out / to suppress syn 套子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom syn 颤动 顫動 chàn dòng to vibrate / to quiver syn 射箭 shè jiàn archery / to shoot an arrow 遮盖 遮蓋 zhē gài to hide / to cover (one's tracks) syn 遮蔽 zhē bì to cover / to hide from view / to obstruct or block / defilade (military) syn 隐匿 隱匿 yǐn nì to cover up / to hide / to conceal syn 抖动 抖動 dǒu dòng to quiver / to vibrate / to shake (sth) syn 被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube / (contemporary) bedding / bed cover 涵盖 涵蓋 hán gài to cover / to comprise / to include syn 粉饰 粉飾 fěn shì to paint / to whitewash / to decorate / plaster / fig. to gloss over / to cover up syn 服务费 服務費 fú wù fèi service charge / cover charge 尾翼 wěi yì empennage (of an aircraft) / fletching (of an arrow) / fins (of a missile, rocket etc) / rear spoiler (of a car) syn 积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow / snow cover / snow mantle syn 震颤 震顫 zhèn chàn to tremble / to quiver 灯罩 燈罩 dēng zhào cover of lamp / lampshade / glass cover of oil lamp syn 密布 mì bù to cover densely syn 植被 zhí bèi vegetation / plant cover syn 入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income does not cover expenditure / unable to make ends meet syn 掩蔽 yǎn bì shelter / screen / cover / protection syn 一览无余 一覽無餘 yī lǎn wú yú to cover all at one glance (idiom) / a panoramic view syn 被套 bèi tào duvet cover / quilt cover / (finance) to be stuck with an asset that has decreased in value after purchase syn 贴金 貼金 tiē jīn to cover (a statue) with gold leaf / to gild / (fig.) to prettify / to glorify 罩子 zhào zi cover / casing syn 封底 fēng dǐ the back cover of a book 掩耳盗铃 掩耳盜鈴 yǎn ěr dào líng lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) syn 封皮 fēng pí outer skin / envelope / cover / (legal) seal syn 成片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 盖头 蓋頭 gài tóu cover / cap / topping / head covering / veil 后盖 後蓋 hòu gài back cover / shell (of crab etc) 强弩之末 強弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) / fig. spent force syn 遮羞 zhē xiū to cover up one's embarrassment / to hush up a scandal syn 平装 平裝 píng zhuāng paperback / paper-cover 包罗 包羅 bāo luó to include / to cover / to embrace syn 令箭 lìng jiàn arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors syn 书皮 書皮 shū pí book cover / book jacket syn 首页 首頁 shǒu yè home page (of a website) / title page / front page / first page / fig. beginning / cover letter 盖上 蓋上 gài shang to cover 安全保护 安全保護 ān quán bǎo hù security cover 交钱 交錢 jiāo qián to pay up / to shell out / to hand over the money to cover sth 穿帮 穿幫 chuān bāng (TV or movie) blooper / continuity error / (theater) to flub one's lines / unintended exposure of a body part / to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) / to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue / to blow one's cover 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 求职信 求職信 qiú zhí xìn cover letter / job application 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài manhole cover (more formally, 窨井蓋|窨井盖[yin4 jing3 gai4]) 遁形 dùn xíng to vanish / to hide / to cover one's traces 封盖 封蓋 fēng gài cap / seal / cover / to cover / blocked shot (basketball) 金属外壳 金屬外殼 jīn shǔ wài ké metal cover 苏木 蘇木 sū mù sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), used in Chinese medicine / administrative subdivision of banner 旗 (county) in Inner Mongolia (Mongol: arrow) 一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn 人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] 抱头鼠窜 抱頭鼠竄 bào tóu shǔ cuàn to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom) / to flee ignominiously syn 光阴似箭 光陰似箭 guāng yīn sì jiàn time flies like an arrow (idiom) / How time flies! syn 封二 fēng èr inside front cover 玻璃罩 bō li zhào glass cover / bell glass 封三 fēng sān inside back cover 鞋套 xié tào overshoe / shoe cover 首日封 shǒu rì fēng first day cover (philately) 箭杆 箭桿 jiàn gǎn arrow shaft 箭头键 箭頭鍵 jiàn tóu jiàn arrow key (on keyboard) 套 tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) syn 包 bāo to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] syn 冒 mào to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover syn 盖 蓋 gài lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build syn 露 lù dew / syrup / nectar / outdoors (not under cover) / to show / to reveal / to betray / to expose syn 蒙 méng to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 箭 jiàn arrow / CL:支[zhi1] syn 闷 悶 mēn stuffy / shut indoors / to smother / to cover tightly syn 遮 zhē to cover up (a shortcoming) / to screen off / to hide / to conceal syn 覆 fù to cover / to overflow / to overturn / to capsize syn 敷 fū to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough syn 笼 籠 lǒng to envelop / to cover / (used in 籠子|笼子[long3 zi5]) large box / Taiwan pr. [long2] syn 庇 bì to protect / cover / shelter / hide or harbor syn 掩 yǎn to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack syn