盖 (蓋) gài gě hé
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noun
lid / top / cover
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 2; Unihan '蓋'; XHZD '盖' 1) -
verb
to build
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 建 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4; XHZD '盖' 4) -
proper noun
Ge
Domain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1) -
noun
a hindrance / an obstacle / nivāraṇa / nīvaraṇāni
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nivāraṇa, Pāli: nīvaraṇāni (BL 'nivāraṇa') -
conjunction
because
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: Synonymous with 因为 and 由于 in this sense, used to begin a sentence (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 1; XHZD '盖' 6-2) -
adverb
roughly / approximately
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 大概 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài adv; XHZD '盖' 6-3) -
conjunction
but / yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: Synonymous with 却 and 则 in this sense (Guoyu '蓋' gài conj 2; XHZD '盖' 6-1) -
adjective
probably / about
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 盖 may be used as an introductory particle to affirm the truth or to open the possibility of doubt (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 124). For example, 蓋有之矣，我未之見也。 'Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it.' (Lunyu: 4.6/7/19, translation by Legge) -
verb
to cover / to hide / to protect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 1; Unihan '蓋') -
noun
an umbrella / a canopy
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '盖' 2) -
noun
a shell
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '盖' 5) -
noun
sogon grass
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 茅草 (Guoyu '蓋' gài n 1) -
verb
to add to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, to add a seal to a document (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 2) -
verb
to surpass
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 超越 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 3) -
verb
to chatter
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 吹牛 or 胡扯 (Guoyu '蓋' gài v 4) -
adverb
why
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: In the sense of 为何 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 1) -
adverb
why not
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: In the sense of 何不 (Guoyu '蓋' hé adv 2) -
proper noun
Ge
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China 中国 , Concept: Place Name 地名
Notes: A historic place located in present-day Shandong (Guoyu '蓋' gě n 1)
Contained in
覆盖 、 比尔盖茨 、 盖子 、 掩盖 、 膝盖 、 秃宝盖 、 宝盖 、 遮盖 、 铺盖 、 宝盖头 、 盖印 、 华盖 、 盖罐 、 伞盖 、 五盖 、 除盖障 、 幡盖 、 除盖障菩萨所问经 、 白伞盖大佛顶王最胜无比大威德金刚无碍大道场陀罗尼念诵法要 、 佛顶大白伞盖陀罗尼经 、 佛说大白伞盖总持陀罗尼经 、 大白伞盖总持陀罗尼经 、 福盖正行所集经 、 惟盖竺 、 头盖 、 涵盖 、 盖世 、 倾盖 、 盖上 、 加盖 、 锅盖 、 头盖骨 、 才华盖世 、 盖兹 、 封盖 、 盖头 、 净除罪盖娱乐佛法经 、 顶盖 、 盖瓦 、 搭盖 、 盖门 、 后盖 、 盖度 、 翻盖 、 盖饭 、 盖州 、 涂盖 、 膝盖骨 、 盖率 、 盖帽 、 盖章
Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in
| Collection | Document Title | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| History of Ming 《明史》 | 卷三十一 志第七 曆一 Volume 31 Treatises 7: Calendar 1 | 41 |
| Wenxuan 《文選》 | 卷五 Scroll 5 | 34 |
| Wenxuan 《文選》 | 卷六 Scroll 6 | 33 |
| Book of Sui 《隋書》 | 卷63 列傳第28 樊子蓋 史祥 元壽 楊義臣 衞玄 劉權 Volume 63 Biographies 28: Fan Zigai, Shi Xiang, Yuan Shou, Yang Yichen, Wei Xuan, Liu Quan | 32 |
| Book of Sui 《隋書》 | 卷19 志第14 天文上 Volume 19 Treatises 14: Astronomy 1 | 32 |
| Book of Sui 《隋書》 | 卷10 志第5 禮儀五 Volume 10 Treatises 5: Rites 5 | 32 |
| Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹《四書章句集注》 | 《中庸章句》 Commentary on Doctrine of the Mean | 29 |
| Wenxuan 《文選》 | 卷三 Scroll 3 | 28 |
| History of the Northern Dynasties 《北史》 | 卷七十六 列傳第六十四: 段文振 來護兒 樊子蓋 周羅睺 周法尚 衞玄 劉權 李景 薛世雄 Volume 76 Biographies 64: Duan Wenzhen, Lai Hu'er, Fan Zigai, Zhou Luohou, Zhou Fashang, Wei Xuan, Liu Quan, Li Jing, Xue Shixiong | 28 |
| Wenxuan 《文選》 | 卷七 Scroll 7 | 27 |
Collocations
| Simplified | Traditional | Example | Example Reference | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 盖幂 | 蓋冪 | 蓋幂加勺 | The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》 大射 第七 7. The great archery meet (state level) | 4 |
| 子盖 | 子蓋 | 吾聞子蓋將不欲立我也 | Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋公羊傳》 哀公 Lord Ai | 4 |
| 执盖 | 執蓋 | 使華寅肉袒執蓋 | The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 昭公 Lord Zhao | 3 |
| 盖曰 | 蓋曰 | 蓋曰天之所以為天也 | The Book of Rites 《禮記》 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean | 2 |
| 欲盖 | 欲蓋 | 欲蓋而章 | The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋左氏傳》 序 Preface | 2 |
| 盖云 | 蓋雲 | 蓋云歸哉 | The Book of Songs 《詩經》 小雅‧魚藻之什‧黍苗 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Shu Miao | 2 |
| 盖去 | 蓋去 | 蓋去者半 | The Book of Rites 《禮記》 《射義》 The Meaning of the Ceremony of Archery | 2 |
| 盖降 | 蓋降 | 以盖降 | The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 《儀禮》 公食大夫禮 第九 9. Rites of the gong feasting a great officer | 2 |
| 盖狄 | 蓋狄 | 蓋狄滅之 | Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋公羊傳》 僖公 Lord Xi | 2 |
| 盖言 | 蓋言 | 子蓋言子之志於公乎 | The Book of Rites 《禮記》 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I | 2 |