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躲开

duǒ kāi · duo kai

Traditional 躲開

Meaning

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  1. to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)
  2. to avoid (sb)
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The sprinkler truck

  1. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，洒水车(sǎshuǐchē)过来(guòlái)了(le)，快(kuài)躲开(duǒkāi)！

    Careful, the sprinkler truck is coming. Dodge it!

  2. Dengdeng

    往(wǎng)哪儿(nǎr)躲(duǒ)？这条(zhètiáo)路(lù)太(tài)窄(zhǎi)了(le)！

    Dodge where? This road is too narrow!

  3. Liangliang

    往(wǎng)树(shù)后面(hòumian)躲开(duǒkāi)就行(jiùxíng)。

    Just dodge behind the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)躲开(duǒkāi)了(le)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    OK, I dodged it. What about you?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)……我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)已经(yǐjīng)湿(shī)了(le)。

    I... my shoes are already wet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)躲(duǒ)开(kāi)那(nà)辆(liàng)冲(chōng)过(guò)来(lái)的(de)自(zì)行(xíng)车(chē)。

He quickly dodged the bicycle that came rushing at him.

02

为(wèi)了(le)躲(duǒ)开(kāi)麻(má)烦(fan)，他(tā)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)。

In order to avoid trouble, he said nothing.

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