躲避

duǒbì

verb HSK 7-9 #4,656

Meanings

1 to avoid
2 to dodge
3 to evade
4 to hide from

Characters

to hide; to dodge

to avoid; to evade

Examples

HSK 3

她及时躲避了飞来的石头。

Tā jíshí duǒbì le fēilái de shítou.

She dodged the flying rock just in time.

HSK 4

他一直在躲避记者的采访。

Tā yīzhí zài duǒbì jìzhě de cǎifǎng.

He has been avoiding interviews with reporters.

Tips

usage

躲避 can be used both for physically dodging something and for deliberately avoiding a person or situation. It is slightly more formal than 躲.

Stroke Order

躲 duǒ

避 bì