躲藏

• 拼音: duǒ cáng
• 汉字拆解: 躲 = 身 (body) + 朵 (cluster) — body tucked away; 藏 = 艹 (grass/vegetation) + 臧 (to store/preserve) — to hide under vegetation

含义

To hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover. Physically concealing one's presence to avoid detection.

躲藏 specifically refers to a person hiding themselves, often to avoid being found. Common in children's games (捉迷藏 — hide and seek), wartime narratives, and crime or suspense contexts. Unlike 躲避 (to evade), 躲藏 always implies physical concealment.

例句

1. 战争年代，村民们白天在山林中躲藏，夜晚才悄悄返回家中取粮。
2. 孩子们在院子里玩捉迷藏，一个个找地方躲藏，等待同伴来发现。
3. 逃犯在城市中辗转躲藏了三个月，最终还是被警方的调查网络锁定。

用法指南

语境: games, war, crime, narrative

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 在那段动荡岁月里，地下工作者昼伏夜出，辗转于城市各处躲藏，以保存力量等待时机。(During those turbulent years, underground operatives hid by day and moved at night, concealing themselves in various parts of the city to preserve their strength and await the right moment.)
• 这只受伤的幼鸟躲藏在灌木丛深处，直到主人轻声呼唤，才小心翼翼地探出头来。(The injured fledgling was hiding deep in the undergrowth, and only when its owner called softly did it cautiously poke its head out.)

错误说法

• 他把文件躲藏起来 — 躲藏 refers to a person hiding themselves; for objects use 藏起来 or 隐匿; 躲藏 is reflexive and cannot take an object

起源与历史

躲 (to dodge/hide) + 藏 (to conceal) — two components reinforcing the single action of hiding oneself from others

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal