Usage note
躲表示藏起来，避免被看到。
duǒ biǎo shì cáng qǐ lái， bì miǎn bèi kàn dào。
躲 means to hide or avoid being seen.
Context note
躲常用于动作、游戏和情绪。
duǒ cháng yòng yú dòng zuò 、 yóu xì hé qíng xù。
It is often used with actions, games, and emotions.
5 examples
他躲在门后。
tā duǒ zài mén hòu。
He hid behind the door.
小猫躲起来了。
xiǎo māo duǒ qǐ lái le。
The kitten hid away.
不要躲。
bú yào duǒ。
Do not hide.
孩子躲雨。
hái zi duǒ yǔ。
The child took cover from the rain.
他躲开了球。
tā duǒ kāi le qiú。
He dodged the ball.
5 mini stories
孩子们在玩躲猫猫。
hái zi men zài wán duǒ māo māo。
The children are playing hide-and-seek.
他躲在桌子下面。
tā duǒ zài zhuō zi xià miàn。
He hid under the table.
下雨时，大家躲到屋里。
xià yǔ shí， dà jiā duǒ dào wū lǐ。
When it rained, everyone hid in the house.
她不想面对问题，只会躲。
tā bù xiǎng miàn duì wèn tí， zhī huì duǒ。
She did not want to face the problem and only hid.
小狗躲开了大声的声音。
xiǎo gǒu duǒ kāi le dà shēng de shēng yīn。
The puppy dodged the loud sound.
Mini dialogue
捉迷藏
A
我们玩捉迷藏吧，你躲好了吗？
Wǒmen wán zhuōmícáng ba, nǐ duǒ hǎo le ma?
Let's play hide-and-seek, are you hidden well?
B
我躲好了，你来找我吧！
Wǒ duǒ hǎo le, nǐ lái zhǎo wǒ ba!
I'm hidden, come find me!
下雨了
A
下雨了，我们快躲到屋檐下。
Xià yǔ le, wǒmen kuài duǒ dào wūyán xià.
It's raining, let's quickly hide under the eaves.
B
好的，躲在这里就不会淋湿了。
Hǎo de, duǒ zài zhèlǐ jiù bù huì lín shī le.
Okay, hiding here we won't get wet.
Related words and contrasts
similar
藏
cáng
to hide (something)
躲 is to hide oneself; 藏 can be to hide things
opposite
找
zhǎo
to look for
躲 means hide; 找 means seek
similar
避
bì
to avoid
躲 often implies avoiding something