hide; avoid; dodge
Example Sentences
下雨了，快躲进屋里去。
xià yǔ le, kuài duǒ jìn wū lǐ qù.
It's raining, quickly go inside the house.
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Related Words & Compounds
to avoid
to go into hiding
to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb)
to evade / to dodge (out of the way)
to take shelter from the rain
to dodge a creditor
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)
to shy away from work / to get by without attending duty
lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble
to step aside (for a passing vehicle) / to get out of the way / to make way for
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