盖
Character
a lid, or something that covers the top of a thing
Readings and meanings
- a lid, or something that covers the top of a thing
- to cover something, like putting a lid on a pot
- to build (as in 盖房子, to build a house)
Examples
请把盖子盖上。
qǐng bǎ gài zi gài shàng
Please put the lid on.
AI-generated sentence
他们盖了一个新房子。
tā men gài le yí gè xīn fáng zi
They built a new house.
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Words that use “盖” as gài
掩盖yǎn gàito cover something so people cannot see itWordHSK 7–9涵盖hán gàito include many different things or peopleWordHSK 7–9盖子gài zia lid or cover that closes a pot, bottle, or other containerWordHSK 7–9膝盖xī gàikneeWordHSK 7–9覆盖fù gàito cover something, like snow on the groundWordHSK 7–9遮盖zhē gàito cover something so it cannot be seenWordHSK 7–9井盖jǐng gàimanhole coverWord倾盖qīng gàito meet in passingWord
gě
ge3Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gài.
- Ge, a Chinese family name
Examples
我姓盖。
Wǒ xìng Gě
My family name is Ge.
AI-generated sentence
盖老师教我们中文。
Gě lǎo shī jiāo wǒ men zhōng wén
Teacher Ge teaches us Chinese.
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Words that use “盖” as gě
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Practice writing 盖
Draw “盖” here — the faint guide shows its shape.