xū yǎn

Traditional: 虛掩

虚掩 (xū yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned”.

Meanings

  1. 1to partially obscure
  2. 2(of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked
  3. 3(of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned

Characters in 虚掩

虚xū · emptiness掩yǎn · to cover up; to conceal

Related words

掩护to screen掩盖to conceal掩饰to cover up虚构to make up虚弱weak虚伪false空虚hollow虚emptiness谦虚modest虚假false; phony; sham虚拟to imagine; to make up虚张声势(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength

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