避

To avoid in Chinese: 避 (bì)

bì

to avoid

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to avoid
  2. 2to shun
  3. 3to flee
  4. 4to escape
  5. 5to keep away from
  6. 6to leave
  7. 7to hide from

Stroke order

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避

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧˋ

bì

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 下雨了，我们进屋里避一避。

    xià yǔ le， wǒ men jìn wū lǐ bì yi bì。

    It's raining, let's go inside to take shelter.

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Related words

避免

bì miǎn

to avert

逃避

táo bì

to escape

回避

huí bì

to shun

避难

bì nàn

refuge

避暑

bì shǔ

to be away for the summer holidays

躲避

duǒ bì

to hide

不可避免

bù kě bì miǎn

unavoidably

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