Dictionary/捂

捂

捂 wǔ

ㄨˇ
VHSK 7-9
1to enclose
2to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
3to cover up (an affair)
4contrary
5to contradict

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Examples

tā她yòng用shǒu手wǔ捂zhù住le了diàn huà电话de huà的话tǒng筒。
她用手捂住了电话的话筒。
She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.
她捂着嘴,笑得跟个小女生似的。
She laughed the way schoolgirls do, with her hand over her mouth.
汤姆用他的手捂住了他的脸。
Tom covered his face with his hands.

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