duǒshǎn

躲闪

Word · VerbTraditional躲閃

dodge; duck; sidestep

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to dodge; to duck; to sidestep; to avoid quickly

neutral

Refers to physically moving the body out of the way to avoid a collision, a blow, or an object.

Xiǎo小
Wáng王
duǒ躲
shǎn闪
bù不
jí及
 ,
hé和
tā他
zhuàng撞
le了
gè个
mǎn满
huái怀
 。

Xiao Wang couldn't dodge in time and bumped right into him.

Tā他
fǎn反
yìng应
hěn很
kuài快
 ,
xùn迅
sù速
duǒ躲
shǎn闪
le了
duì对
shǒu手
de的
quán拳
tóu头
 。

He reacted quickly and swiftly dodged his opponent's punch.

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Lán篮
qiú球
fēi飞
lái来
shí时
 ,
tā他
běn本
néng能
de地
xiàng向
páng旁
biān边
duǒ躲
shǎn闪
le了
yī一
xià下
 。

When the basketball flew towards him, he instinctively sidestepped to the side.

Tā她
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
duǒ躲
shǎn闪
kāi开
jì记
zhě者
de的
zhuī追
wèn问
 。

She skillfully dodged the reporter's probing questions.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
chē车
pèi配
bèi备
le了
zhǔ主
dòng动
shā刹
chē车
xì系
tǒng统
 ,
néng能
bāng帮
zhù助
sī司
jī机
duǒ躲
shǎn闪
zhàng障
ài碍
wù物
 。

This type of car is equipped with an automatic emergency braking system that can help the driver avoid obstacles.