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避难

bì nàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 避難

避难 (bì nàn) means "refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 避难 means

1. to take refuge; to seek asylum

The characters in 避难

• 避bìto avoid; to shun; to flee
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty

Example sentences

• 我们要建避难所。
  We're going to set up shelters.
• 我们要建立避难所。
  Wǒmen yào jiànlì bìnànsuǒ.
  We're going to set up shelters.
• 我的房间是不可侵犯的避难所。
  Wǒ de fángjiān shì bùkěqīnfàn de bìnànsuǒ.
  My room is an inviolable refuge.

Words starting with 避难

• 避难所bì nàn suǒa refuge; a haven; a sanctuary

Words containing 避难

• 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
• 逃灾避难táo zāi bì nànto seek refuge from calamities

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