Definition

1. Verb:
   • To hide, to conceal: To intentionally prevent something from being seen, known, or discovered. It implies an active effort to cover up or keep something secret.
   • To shelter, to cover for: To provide protection or a cover for someone or something, often to prevent exposure of faults or truths.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy cố gắng che giấu cảm xúc thật của mình. (He tried to hide his true feelings.)
  • Không nên che giấu khuyết điểm mà nên sửa chữa chúng. (One should not conceal mistakes but correct them.)
  • Cô ấy che giấu người bạn đang gặp rắc rối. (She sheltered her friend who was in trouble.)

Advanced Usage

• "che giấu sự thật": to conceal the truth.

  • Việc che giấu sự thật chỉ làm vấn đề thêm trầm trọng. (Concealing the truth only makes the problem worse.)

• "che giấu danh tính": to hide one's identity.

  • Tên tội phạm đã che giấu danh tính bằng một bộ râu giả. (The criminal hid his identity with a fake beard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Che đậy (verb): to cover up, to conceal. Often used interchangeably with "che giấu" but can sometimes imply a more physical covering.

  • Hắn dùng tấm vải để che đậy vật thể lạ. (He used a cloth to cover up the strange object.)

• Giấu giếm (verb): to hide, to keep secret. Emphasizes the act of keeping something secret, often from someone specific.

  • Đừng giấu giếm tôi chuyện đó nữa. (Don't hide that matter from me anymore.)

Synonyms

• Ẩn giấu: to hide, to conceal (often with a nuance of something being deeply hidden or latent).
• Giấu: to hide (a more general and common term).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "che giấu" itself is not typically broken into phrasal verbs in Vietnamese. Its usage is similar to a phrasal verb meaning "to cover up".

Related Idioms

• "Che giấu đầu lòi đuôi": Literally "to hide the head but the tail is exposed". It means a poor attempt at hiding where the truth is still partially revealed.
  • Lời nói dối của nó như che giấu đầu lòi đuôi, ai cũng biết. (His lie was like hiding the head but exposing the tail; everyone knew.)

1. To hide, to conceal, to shelter
   • che giấu khuyết điểm
     to hide one's mistakes