掩面

yǎnmiàn
  1. (literary) to cover one's face with one's hands
  2. to cover one's face with one's hands

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 掩 yǎn
  1. to cover up; to conceal
  2. to close (a door, book etc)
  3. (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
  4. (literary) to launch a surprise attack
=2 面 miàn
  1. face
  2. side
  3. surface
  4. aspect
  5. top
  6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
=2 面 miàn variant of 麵 miàn
=2 面 miàn
  1. flour
  2. noodles
  3. (of food) soft (not crunchy)
  4. (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
  5. spineless

Containing this entry

掩面而泣 yǎnmiànérqì to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)