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掩耳盗铃

yǎn’ěr-dàolíng

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
Character structure
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HSK
7-9
Related HSK words
10138
HSK vocabulary
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01 · MEANING

掩耳盗铃

掩耳盗铃 (yǎn’ěr-dàolíng) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; depending on context, it can also mean to deceive oneself or to bury one's head in the sand (idiom). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
02to deceive oneself
03to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

掩

掩

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耳

耳

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盗

盗

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铃

铃

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04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

掩耳盗铃

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CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD

Characters in this word

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