hide; conceal oneself
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover
Often used for physically hiding a person or oneself from view, especially in games like hide-and-seek or to avoid danger.
Tā他
duǒ躲
cáng藏
zài在
mén门
hòu后
。
He hid behind the door.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
wán玩
duǒ躲
cáng藏
yóu游
xì戏
。
The children are playing hide-and-seek in the garden.
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Xiǎo小
māo猫
shòu受
dào到
jīng惊
xià吓
，
xùn迅
sù速
duǒ躲
cáng藏
dào到
shā沙
fā发
dǐ底
xià下
。
The kitten, startled, quickly hid under the sofa.
Wèi为
le了
duǒ躲
bì避
zhuī追
bǔ捕
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
zài在
shān山
lǐ里
duǒ躲
cáng藏
le了
jǐ几
gè个
yuè月
。
To evade capture, he had to hide in the mountains for several months.