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HSK
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
to take refuge with a rich relative
to dodge / to evade
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躲* | 躲* | *躲
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
HSK 5
to step aside (for a passing vehicle) / to get out of the way / to make way for
to dodge about
hide-and-seek (game) / peekaboo (game)
lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom) / fig. you can't put it off forever / sooner or later you'll have to deal with it
to hide / to conceal
to dodge a creditor
to evade / to dodge (out of the way)
to take shelter from the rain
to shy away from work / to get by without attending duty
to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties)
HSK 7-9
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
to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
to evade / to dodge (out of the way)
to take refuge / to seek refuge from disaster
to be in hiding
lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble
can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb)
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)
dodgeball
to conceal oneself / to go into hiding / to take cover
HSK 7-9


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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