Chinese word dictionary

躲闪

duǒ shǎn · to evade; to dodge (out of the way)

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Word information

Simplified躲闪

Traditional躲閃

Pinyinduǒ shǎn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

躲duǒ

to evade, to escape; to hide, to take shelter

闪shǎn

flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade

How to learn 躲闪

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Words with the same characters

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躲避duǒbì

to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)

闪电shǎndiàn

lightning; CL:道[dao4]

闪烁shǎnshuò

to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate

躲藏duǒ cáng

to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover

躲让duǒ ràng

to step aside (for a passing vehicle); to get out of the way; to make way for

躲年duǒ nián

to 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)