che
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To cover: To place something over or in front of an object, person, or area to conceal it, protect it, or block it from view.
- To hide: To prevent something from being seen or discovered.
- To shield: To protect from an external element or influence, such as weather, light, or observation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy che miệng cười. (She covered her mouth while laughing.)
- Chiếc ô lớn che nắng rất tốt. (The large umbrella shields from the sun very well.)
- Đám mây đen che khuất mặt trời. (The dark cloud hid the sun.)
Advanced Usage
"che giấu": to conceal, to hide (often an abstract thing like a truth or emotion).
- Hắn tìm cách che giấu cảm xúc thật của mình. (He tried to conceal his true feelings.)
"che chở": to protect, to shelter (often used for people).
- Cha mẹ luôn che chở cho con cái. (Parents always protect their children.)
Variants and Related Words
Che đậy (v): to cover up, to conceal (often with a negative connotation).
- Không thể che đậy sự thật mãi được. (The truth cannot be covered up forever.)
Che mưa (v): to shelter from the rain.
- Họ đứng dưới mái hiên để che mưa. (They stood under the awning to shelter from the rain.)
Synonyms
- Cover: to place something over.
- Conceal: to keep something secret or hidden.
- Shield: to protect from something harmful.
Related Idioms
Vải thưa che mắt thánh: Literally "gauze cannot blind a saint." It means a flimsy pretext cannot fool a wise person; a transparent lie.
- Lời nói dối của anh ta chỉ là vải thưa che mắt thánh. (His lie is just gauze trying to blind a saint.)
Gió chiều nào che chiều ấy: Literally "to shield from whichever direction the wind blows." It means to be an opportunist, to change one's stance to suit the circumstances for personal benefit.
verb
- To hide, to put a cover on
- che miệng cườito hide one's smiling mouth, to hide one's mouth and smile
- đám mây che khuất mặt trăngthe cloud hides the moon
- cải trang để che mắt bọn mật thámto disguise oneself in order to put a cover on the eyes of the secret police, to disguise oneself in order to pull the wool over the eyes of the police
- vải thưa che mắt thánhto bandage the eyes of a genie with the gauze; you cannot hide an eel in a sack