包庇

bāobì ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧˋ

    • to shield
    • to harbor
    • to cover up

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 庇护 bìhù
    • 庇护坏人 shield bad people
    • 故意庇护 deliberately shield
  • 袒护 tǎnhù
    • 袒护孩子 side with one's child
    • 徇私袒护 shield someone out of favoritism

Antonyms 反义词

  • 检举 jiǎnjǔ
    • 检举揭发 report and expose
    • 大胆检举 boldly report
  • 揭发 jiēfā
    • 揭发罪行 expose crimes
    • 予以揭发 expose it

Telling them apart

包庇 means covering for wrongdoers or wrongdoing and is the strongest, aimed at criminals and crimes. 庇护 can be negative like 包庇 but can also be positive (give shelter or protection). 袒护 is milder, meaning unfair partiality toward someone or their faults.

Other words read bāobì

baobi with other tones

  • 暴毙 bàobì die suddenly
  • 抱臂 bàobì cross one's arms

Other words read bāobì

baobi with other tones

  • 暴斃 bàobì die suddenly
  • 抱臂 bàobì cross one's arms

Sources