HSK 5 · noun · verb

盖

gài

lid; cover; to cover; to build (盖)

睡觉前请盖上被子。

Shuìjiào qián qǐng gài shàng bèizi.

Before sleeping, please cover yourself with the quilt.

工人们先测量地的大小,再决定怎么盖房子。

Gōngrénmen xiān cèliáng dì de dàxiǎo, zài juédìng zěnme gài fángzi.

The workers first measure the size of the land and then decide how to build the house.

这座山常年被冰雪覆盖,景色非常美。

Zhè zuò shān chángnián bèi bīngxuě fùgài, jǐngsè fēicháng měi.

This mountain is covered with ice and snow all year round, and the scenery is very beautiful.

我家旁边新盖了一栋楼。

Wǒ jiā pángbiān xīn gàile yí dòng lóu。

A new building has been put up next to my home.