Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
盖
gài
Description
“盖”是一个常用字，可以表示“遮住”东西，也可以指盖子。
我们还常用它来说盖房子或者盖章。
Meanings
盖gài
to cover; to put a lid on
天冷了，快盖上被子。
盖子gàizi
lid; cover; cap
这个瓶子的盖子打不开。
盖gài
to build (a house)
他们要在这里盖一座新房子。
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Notes
- Etymology
盖 depicts covering something; the sense of 'to build' comes from putting a roof over.
- Nuance
盖章 means to stamp a seal, using 盖 in the sense of pressing down onto paper.
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