避
免

To avert in Chinese: 避免 (bì miǎn)

bì miǎn

to avert

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to avert
  2. 2to prevent
  3. 3to avoid
  4. 4to refrain from

Stroke order

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避
免

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧˋ

bì

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄢˇ

miǎn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 避免太夸张。

    bì miǎn tài kuā zhāng。

    Try to avoid overdoing it.

  • 事故无法避免。

    shì gù wú fǎ bì miǎn。

    Accidents are inevitable.

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Related words

避

bì

to avoid

免

miǎn

to excuse sb

免费

miǎn fèi

free (of charge)

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

逃避

táo bì

to escape

难免

nán miǎn

hard to avoid

回避

huí bì

to shun

免得

miǎn de

so as not to

罢免

bà miǎn

to remove sb from their post

避难

bì nàn

refuge

避暑

bì shǔ

to be away for the summer holidays

躲避

duǒ bì

to hide

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