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to hide
to conceal oneself
to step aside
to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year
to stay out of
to take refuge
lit. to avoid the wind
to hide
to take shelter from the rain
to evade
to dodge
to take refuge with a rich relative
Notice where 躲 sits in each complete thought.
He avoided the problems.
Source: Tatoeba #10518676 · CC BY 2.0 FRI had to take shelter under a tree.
Source: Tatoeba #343941 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe avoided him like the plague.
Source: Tatoeba #10530854 · CC BY 2.0 FRTo escape the storm, we took shelter in a nearby barn.
Source: Tatoeba #2298341 · CC BY 2.0 FRI hid myself under the bed.
Source: Tatoeba #1865391 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.