躲避 - to hide, to evade, to dodge, to take shelter, to avoid (difficulties) - duǒ bì | Definition | ChinesePod.com

躲避

duǒ bì

Pinyin

Definition

躲避

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duǒ bì

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

duǒ

1 to hide
2 to dodge
3 to avoid

táo bì

1 to escape
2 to evade
3 to avoid
4 to shirk

bì miǎn

1 to avert
2 to prevent
3 to avoid
4 to refrain from

huí bì

1 variant: 回避 huí bì

duǒ cáng

1 to conceal oneself
2 to go into hiding
3 to take cover

Idioms (11)

不避斧钺

bù bì fǔ yuè

1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
2 not afraid of dying in combat
3 not afraid of being executed

扬长避短

yáng cháng bì duǎn

1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
2 to play to one's strengths

明枪好躲，暗箭难防

míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng

1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

明枪易躲，暗箭难防

míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng

1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

趋吉避凶

qū jí bì xiōng

1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)

Sample Sentences

枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。

kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。

Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.

一点也没错，台风假的美意是要让大家在家里躲避自然的灾害，不是要让人出去玩的。

yīdiǎn yě méi cuò ，táifēngjià de měiyì shì yào ràng dàjiā zài jiālǐ duǒbì zìrán de zāihài ，bùshì yào ràng rén chūqù wán de 。

You're not at all wrong. The good intention behind typhoon days is that everyone is supposed to shelter from natural disasters at home, not to get people to go out and have fun.

而正在这时，李探长感觉到一个神秘黑影好像在躲避警方的视线。

ér zhèngzài zhèshí ，Lǐ tànzhǎng gǎnjué dào yī gè shénmì hēiyǐng hǎoxiàng zài duǒbì jǐngfāng de shìxiàn 。

At that moment, Detective Li sensed a mysterious shadow lurking just beyond the police's line of sight.

再唱不出那样的歌曲，听到都会红着脸躲避。

zài chàng bù chū nàyàng de gēqǔ ，tīngdào dōu huì hóng zhe liǎn duǒbì 。

That song I could never sing again, hearing it again I'll blush and hide my face