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避

bì

HSK 5 Character

What 避 means

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

Example sentences

• 逃避现实。
  Escape from reality.
• 避免太夸张。
  Try to avoid overdoing it.
• 避孕套坏了。
  The condom broke.
• 你有避孕套吗？
  Do you have a condom?
• 事故无法避免。
  Accidents are inevitable.
• 那是可避免的。
  That's avoidable.

Words starting with 避

• 避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent; to avoid
• 避开bì kāito avoid; to evade; to keep away from
• 避孕套bì yùn tàocondom
• 避难bì nànto take refuge; to seek asylum
• 避孕bì yùncontraception
• 避风bì fēngto take shelter from the wind; to lie low; to stay out of trouble
• 避暑bì shǔto be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort…
• 避孕药bì yùn yàooral contraceptive
• 避雨bì yǔto take shelter from the rain
• 避讳bì huito avoid a taboo word or topic; to refrain from; to avoid
• 避难所bì nàn suǒa refuge; a haven; a sanctuary
• 避让bì ràngto avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way
• 避风港bì fēng gǎnghaven; refuge; harbor
• 避暑山庄bì shǔ shān zhuāngmountain resort; Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
• 避世bì shìto shun the world
• 避恶bì èto avoid evil
• 避税bì shuìto avoid taxation; tax avoidance
• 避署bì shǔto go on summer vacation
• 避障bì zhàng(of a robot, autonomous vehicle etc) to avoid obstacles
• 避险bì xiǎnto flee from danger; to avoid danger; to minimize risk
• 避雷bì léi(bound form) to avoid being struck by lightning; (slang) to steer clear of sth bad…
• 避税港bì shuì gǎngtax haven
• 避而不bì ér bùto avoid (doing sth)
• 避雷器bì léi qìlightning arrester

Words containing 避

• 逃避táo bìto escape; to evade; to avoid
• 回避huí bìto shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt
• 躲避duǒ bìto hide; to evade; to dodge
• 不可避免bù kě bì miǎn(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
• 规避guī bìto evade; to dodge
• 闪避shǎn bìto dodge; to sidestep
• 扬长避短yáng cháng bì duǎnto foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
• 走避zǒu bìto run away; to escape; to avoid
• 退避tuì bìto withdraw
• 远避yuǎn bìto keep at a distance; to forsake
• 防避fáng bìprotection
• 隐避yǐn bìto hide; to conceal and avoid (contact); to keep sth concealed
• 政治避难zhèng zhì bì nànpolitical asylum
• 防空避难fáng kōng bì nàn(Taiwan) evacuation to an air-raid shelter
• 防空避难所fáng kōng bì nàn suǒ(Taiwan) air-raid shelter
• 趋利避害qū lì bì hài(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
• 逃灾避难táo zāi bì nànto seek refuge from calamities
• 逃避责任táo bì zé rènto evade responsibility; to shirk
• 子宫内避孕器zǐ gōng nèi bì yùn qìintrauterine device (IUD)
• 不避艰险bù bì jiān xiǎnshrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
• 消灾避邪xiāo zāi bì xiéto avoid calamities and evil spirits
• 趋吉避凶qū jí bì xiōngto seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
• 躲避球duǒ bì qiúdodgeball
• 遮风避雨zhē fēng bì yǔto give shelter from the wind and rain; to keep out the elements

Characters built on 辟

These share the phonetic component 辟 (pì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 壁bìwall; rampart
• 臂bìarm
• 譬pìto give an example
• 癖pǐhabit; hobby
• 僻pì(bound form) remote; out of the way; off-center
• 劈pīto hack; to chop; to split open
• 霹pīused in 霹雳
• 璧bìjade annulus

Characters that look like 避

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 趣qùinteresting; to interest
• 邀yāoto invite; to request; to intercept
• 趟tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a trip
• 濑làiname of a river; rushing of water
• 邂xièused in 邂逅
• 龌wòdirty; small-minded

Sounds the same

Read bì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 必certainly; must; will
• 毕the whole of; to finish; to complete
• 闭to close; to stop up; to shut
• 币money; coins; currency
• 壁wall; rampart
• 庇to protect; cover; shelter
• 臂arm
• 蔽to cover; to shield; to screen
• 弊detriment; fraud; harm
• 痹paralysis; numbness
• 碧green jade; bluish green; blue
• 璧jade annulus