Definition & Meaning

hide/conceal oneself; go into hiding

Word usage

duǒ cáng

躲 藏

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v.hide/conceal oneself; go into hiding
- tā bèi pò duǒ cáng qi lai
  她被迫躲藏起来。
  She was forced to go into hiding.
- tā men quàn tā xiān duǒ cáng yī xià
  他们劝他先躲藏一下。
  They advised him to go into hiding for a while.
- bào fēng yǔ kuài yào lái le niǎo dōu duǒ cáng qǐ lai
  暴风雨快要来了，鸟都躲藏起来。
  As the storm approached, the birds were seeking shelter.
- duǒ cáng zài fèi xū jiān li
  躲藏在废墟间里
  conceal oneself among the ruins
- wú chù duǒ cáng
  无处躲藏
  There was nowhere to hide.
synonym
táo bì逃避 yǐn cáng隐藏 duǒ bì躲避 yǐn nì隐匿 cáng nì藏匿 qián cáng潜藏 yǎn cáng掩藏 táo nì逃匿 nì cáng匿藏 cáng duǒ藏躲 dùn cáng遁藏
antonym
bào lù暴露

Word usage

Reduplication
"躲藏" can be reduplicated, for example: "躲躲藏藏 ".
- 我们什么错事都没有做，为什么要躲躲藏藏？
  Why are we hiding if we didn't even do anything wrong?

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