遮盖 zhēgài to hide
to hide; to cover (one's tracks)
How to remember 遮盖: 遮 to cover + 盖 to cover = to hide.
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How it is used
- 'To cover up, conceal' - physically or figuratively - 用布遮盖 (yòng bù zhēgài) cover with cloth; 遮盖真相 (zhēgài zhēnxiàng) cover up the truth.
- Emphasizes covering over the top so it can't be seen; extends to hiding facts/faults.
- Compare 掩盖 (yǎngài), near-synonym for hiding truth; 遮盖 keeps a stronger literal 'drape over' feel.