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捂住

wǔ zhù

2-character word

What 捂住 means

1. to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)

The characters in 捂住

• 捂wǔto enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair)
• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…

Example sentences

• 她用手捂住了电话的话筒。
  Tā yòng shǒu wǔzhù le diànhuà de huàtǒng.
  She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.
• 汤姆用他的手捂住了他的脸。
  Tāngmǔ yòng tā de shǒu wǔzhù le tā de liǎn.
  Tom covered his face with his hands.
• 你咳嗽、打喷嚏或打哈欠的时候要捂住你的嘴。
  Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.