Meaning
avoid; get out of way; to hide; to go into hiding
Chinese: 躲避、藏起来。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “duo” becomes a different word in each tone. 躲 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover
- 躲避duǒ bìto hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter
- 躲年duǒ niánto avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve)
- 躲开duǒ kāito stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb)
- 躲难duǒ nànto take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster
Example Sentence
下雨了，他躲到屋檐下避雨。Xià yǔ le, tā duǒ dào wū yán xià bì yǔ.It rained, and he hid under the eaves to take shelter.
下雨Xià yǔto rain了le(completed action)，他tāhe躲duǒto hide到dàoto reach屋檐wū yáneaves下xiàbelow避雨bì yǔto take shelter from the r。