避
难

Refuge in Chinese: 避难 (bì nàn)

bì nàn

refuge

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 避難1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1refuge
  2. 2to take refuge
  3. 3to seek asylum (political etc)

Stroke order

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避
难

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧˋ

bì

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄋㄢˋ

nàn

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

避难

Simplified

避難

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 战争时,很多人到国外避难。

    zhàn zhēng shí, hěn duō rén dào guó wài bì nàn。

    During the war, many people went abroad to take refuge.

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Related words

难

nán

difficult (to...)

避

bì

to avoid

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

困难

kùn nan

difficult

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

难受

nán shòu

to feel unwell

避免

bì miǎn

to avert

难怪

nán guài

(it's) no wonder (that...)

难看

nán kàn

ugly

逃避

táo bì

to escape

难题

nán tí

difficult problem

难听

nán tīng

unpleasant to hear

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