Definition

Verb: - To cover, to blanket, to shroud: To spread over something so as to hide it from view or to lie on top of it, often completely or extensively. It describes a state where one thing overlays another, obscuring it.

Usage

The verb che phủ is used to describe a layer of something (like clouds, fog, snow, darkness, vegetation) spreading over and concealing an object, area, or surface. It often implies a natural, extensive, or complete covering. - Mây đen che phủ bầu trời. (Dark clouds covered the sky.) - Sương mù dày đặc che phủ cả thung lũng. (Dense fog blanketed the entire valley.) - Một lớp bụi mỏng che phủ đồ đạc. (A thin layer of dust covered the furniture.)

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively: Can describe abstract concepts that "cover" or "pervade" an atmosphere or situation.
  • Bầu không khí u ám che phủ cả căn phòng. (A gloomy atmosphere hung over the entire room.)
  • Sự im lặng che phủ hội trường. (Silence fell over the auditorium.)

Variants and Related Words

• Che (verb): To cover, to shield. Often used for more partial or intentional covering (e.g., - to shield from rain, - to cover one's face).
• Phủ (verb): To cover, to spread over. Can be used similarly but may sound more formal or literary (e.g., - snow covered everything in white).
• Bao phủ (verb): To envelop, to cover. Very similar in meaning to che phủ, often used interchangeably, but can emphasize a more all-encompassing or surrounding cover.
• Lấp (verb): To fill up, to bury. Focuses on covering by filling or burying something (e.g., - sand covered/buried the path).

Synonyms

• Bao trùm: To envelop, to encompass.
• Phủ kín: To cover completely.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Che phủ trong bí mật: To be shrouded in secrecy.
  • Vụ án vẫn còn bị che phủ trong bí mật. (The case is still shrouded in secrecy.)

verb

1. To cover
   • đỉnh núi bị mây che phủ
     the top of the mountain was covered by a cloud