东躲西藏

東躲西藏
dōngduǒxīcáng
idiom #22,235

Meanings

  1. 1 hiding here and there
  2. 2 constantly on the run
  3. 3 ducking and dodging everywhere

Examples

Táofàn zài chéngshì zhōng dōngduǒxīcáng, zuìzhōng háishi bèi zhuāzhù le.
The fugitive hid here and there throughout the city, but was eventually caught.
Tā qiànle hěn duō zhài, zhǐ néng dōngduǒxīcáng de guò rìzi.
He owed a lot of debts and could only get through his days by constantly dodging people.

Tips

memory
(east) + (to dodge/hide) + 西 (west) + (to conceal) — hiding in the east, concealing in the west. The east-west pairing emphasizes how the person is hiding everywhere, with no fixed direction of escape.

Stroke Order

dōng
duǒ
西
cáng