掩

遮掩

zhē yǎn

to cover

遮遮掩掩

zhē zhē yǎn yǎn

to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)

不加掩饰

bù jiā yǎn shì

undisguised

兵来将挡，水来土掩

bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn

counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action

后掩蔽

hòu yǎn bì

backward masking

掩耳

yǎn ěr

to refuse to listen

掩人耳目

yǎn rén ěr mù

to fool people (idiom)

掩卷

yǎn juàn

(literary) to close the book (after a reading session)

掩埋

yǎn mái

to bury

掩映

yǎn yìng

hidden from view

掩样法

yǎn yàng fǎ

illusion

掩杀

yǎn shā

to make a surprise attack