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躲

duǒ · duo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to hide
  2. to dodge
  3. to avoid
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Hide and seek

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)玩(wán)捉迷藏(zhuōmícáng)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)来(lái)躲(duǒ)！

    Let us play hide and seek, I will hide!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)数(shǔ)到(dào)十(shí)。

    OK, I will count to ten.

  3. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)躲(duǒ)快(kuài)躲(duǒ)！

    Quick, hide, hide!

  4. Liangliang

    十(shí)！我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)的(de)鞋(xié)了(le)。

    Ten! I can see your shoes.

  5. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)躲(duǒ)得(de)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)！

    No way, I hid so well!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)躲(duǒ)在(zài)高(gāo)草(cǎo)丛(cóng)里(lǐ)了(le)。

I hid in the tall grass.

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

02

她(tā)屏(bǐng)着(zhe)气(qì)息(xī)，躲(duǒ)在(zài)门(mén)的(de)后(hòu)面(miàn)。

She held her breath and hid behind the door.

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