掩饰

yǎnshì · HSK 7

cover up

🎭 掩 cover + 饰 decorate = cover something up by dressing it nicely

掩 means to cover or conceal (hand radical doing the hiding); 饰 means to adorn or decorate. Together: hide a fault by decorating over it, i.e. gloss over or cover up.

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