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 布 bù cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known 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 包袱 bāo fu wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline 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 头巾 頭巾 tóu jīn cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times / headscarf (typically worn by women) / kerchief / turban syn 丝绸 絲綢 sī chóu silk cloth / silk syn 盖子 蓋子 gài zi cover / lid / shell syn 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 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) 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 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 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 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 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth 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 积雪 積雪 jī xuě snow / snow cover / snow mantle syn 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 织布 織布 zhī bù woven cloth / to weave cloth 封底 fēng dǐ the back cover of a book 花布 huā bù printed cloth / calico syn 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 便鞋 biàn xié cloth shoes / slippers 成片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 白布 bái bù plain white cloth / calico 盖头 蓋頭 gài tóu cover / cap / topping / head covering / veil 后盖 後蓋 hòu gài back cover / shell (of crab etc) 毛料 máo liào rough lumber / woollen cloth syn 布鞋 bù xié cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 布匹 bù pǐ cloth (by the yard) syn 遮羞 zhē xiū to cover up one's embarrassment / to hush up a scandal syn 枕巾 zhěn jīn pillow cloth 土布 tǔ bù homespun cloth syn 尼龙布 尼龍佈 ní lóng bù nylon cloth 平装 平裝 píng zhuāng paperback / paper-cover 蜡染 蠟染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax) 包罗 包羅 bāo luó to include / to cover / to embrace 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 薄纱 薄紗 báo shā gauze (cloth) 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 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]) 坯布 pī bù unbleached and undyed cloth / gray cloth 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 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 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) 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 染布 rǎn bù to dye cloth 块 塊 kuài lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units / lump syn 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 匹 疋 pǐ variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt 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 