Verbshield; screen; cover

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 掩护.
掩 stroke order svg
护 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

掩护 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 掩护 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 掩护 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith成功
chéng
gōng
yǎn
neutral
successfully cover
Verb + Object
yǎn
zhàn
yǒu
neutral
cover a comrade-in-arms
gòng
yǎn
neutral
provide cover
yǎn
chè
tuì退
formal
cover a retreat
Adjective + Nounwith火力
huǒ
yǎn
formal
fire cover

Example Sentences with 掩护

yǎn
pǎo
He covered me while I ran.
zài
liè
de
biàn
lùn
zhōng
qiǎo
miào
yòng
shù
yǎn
le
de
zhēn
shí
In the heated debate, he cleverly used data to cover up his true intentions.
néng
yòng
yān
tán
yǎn
men
chè
tuì退
ma
Can you use smoke grenades to cover our retreat?
zài
yóu
zhōng
duì
yǒu
yǎn
gōng
rén
In the game, my teammate covered me while I attacked the enemy.
bìng
méi
yǒu
yòng
huǎng
yán
lái
yǎn
de
cuò
ér
shì
yǒng
gǎn
chéng
rèn
le
He did not use lies to cover up his mistake; instead, he bravely admitted it.
wèi
le
yǎn
zhǔ
duì
zhuǎn
zhè
zhī
xiǎo
fēn
duì
zhǔ
dòng
chéng
dān
le
yòu
rèn
wu
To cover the transfer of the main force, this small team took on the mission of luring the enemy.
wèi
le
yǎn
péng
yǒu
kāi
yǐn
kāi
le
zhuī
bīng
To cover his friend's escape, he deliberately diverted the pursuers.
zài
sēn
lín
mào
de
zhī
wèi
men
gōng
le
jué
jiā
de
yǎn
In the forest, the dense branches and leaves provided us with excellent cover.