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躲避

duǒ bì · duo bi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to hide
  2. to evade
  3. to dodge
  4. to take shelter
  5. to avoid (difficulties)
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Hiding from the sun

  1. Liangliang

    太阳(tàiyang)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)找(zhǎo)个(gè)地方(dìfang)躲避(duǒbì)一下(yīxià)。

    The sun is too strong. Let's find a place to take shelter.

  2. Dengdeng

    那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)一棵(yīkē)大树(dàshù)，去(qù)树下(shùxià)躲避(duǒbì)吧(ba)。

    There is a big tree over there. Let's hide under it.

  3. Liangliang

    树下(shùxià)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)人(rén)在(zài)躲避(duǒbì)太阳(tàiyang)了(le)。

    There are already many people hiding from the sun under the tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)前面(qiánmiàn)的(de)商店(shāngdiàn)躲避(duǒbì)吧(ba)，那里(nàli)有(yǒu)空调(kōngtiáo)。

    Then let's take shelter in the shop ahead. It has air conditioning.

  5. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)！而且(érqiě)我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)买(mǎi)冰棍(bīnggùn)。

    Great idea! And we can buy popsicles.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)像(xiàng)躲(duǒ)避(bì)疾(jí)病(bìng)一(yí)样(yàng)躲(duǒ)开(kāi)了(le)他(tā)。

She avoided him like the plague.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)躲(duǒ)避(bì)风(fēng)暴(bào)，我(wǒ)们(men)躲(duǒ)到(dào)了(le)附(fù)近(jìn)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)谷(gǔ)仓(cāng)内(nèi)。

We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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