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避开

bì kāi

2-character word Traditional 避開

What 避开 means

1. to avoid
2. to evade
3. to keep away from

The characters in 避开

• 避bìto avoid; to shun; to flee
• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…

Example sentences

• 汤姆尽量避开玛丽。
  Tom avoids Mary whenever possible.
• 玛丽赶紧避开了眼光。
  Mǎlì gǎnjǐn bìkāi le yǎnguāng.
  Mary quickly averted her eyes.
• 你是怎么避开这酷暑的？
  Nǐ shì zěnme bìkāi zhè kùshǔ de?
  How are you keeping off this intense heat?
• 你是怎幺避开这酷暑的？
  How are you keeping off this intense heat?
• 我要去打汤姆，但是他避开了。
  Wǒ yào qù dǎ Tāngmǔ, dànshì tā bìkāi le.
  I tried to hit Tom, but he ducked.
• 我们黎明时起床以避开交通堵塞。
  Wǒmen límíng shí qǐchuáng yǐ bìkāi jiāotōngdǔsè.
  We got up at dawn to avoid a traffic jam.