Hanzi
Traditional
避
Simplified
避

to avoid/to shun/to flee/to escape/to keep away from/to leave/to hide from

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

bì

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧˋ

Jyutping

bei6

Example sentences

逃避 táobì
你不能一味地逃避現實。
你不能一味地逃避现实。

You cannot blindly escape from reality.

一味 yīwèi
你不能一味地逃避問題，必須勇敢地面對它。
你不能一味地逃避问题，必须勇敢地面对它。

You cannot blindly avoid problems; you must face them bravely.

避免 bìmiǎn
為了避免誤會，請把話說清楚。
为了避免误会，请把话说清楚。

In order to avoid misunderstandings, please speak clearly.

公共 gōnggòng
我們應該在公共場所保持安靜，避免打擾他人。
我们应该在公共场所保持安静，避免打扰他人。

We should keep quiet in public places to avoid disturbing others.

躲避 duǒbì
他為了躲避記者，不敢出門。
他为了躲避记者，不敢出门。

He didn't dare go out in order to avoid the reporters.

涼亭 / 凉亭 liángtíng
我們在涼亭裡坐了一會兒，躲避午後的雷陣雨。
我们在凉亭里坐了一会儿，躲避午后的雷阵雨。

We sat in the pavilion for a while to avoid the afternoon thunderstorm.

避 bì
我們跑到樹下避雨。
我们跑到树下避雨。

We ran under the tree to take shelter from the rain.

船隻 / 船只 chuánzhī
颱風來襲，出海的船隻紛紛進港避風。
台风来袭，出海的船只纷纷进港避风。

When the typhoon hit, the ships at sea returned to port one after another to take shelter.

不可避免 bùkěbìmiǎn
衝突是不可避免的。
冲突是不可避免的。

Conflict is inevitable.

Example Vocabulary

逃避

tao2'bi4

to escape; to evade; to shirk

避免

bi4'mian3

to avoid; to prevent; to avert

回避

躲避

duo3'bi4

to avoid; to hide from; to dodge

避

bi4

to avoid; to take shelter

避孕

bi4'yun4

避孕套

bi4'yun4'tao4

不可避免

bu4'ke3'bi4'mian3

unavoidable; inevitable

規避

gui1'bi4

趨吉避兇

qu1'ji2'bi4'xiong1

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