避难
bì nàn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

逃避
táo bì
  1. 1 to escape
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to avoid
  4. 4 to shirk
避免
bì miǎn
  1. 1 to avert
  2. 2 to prevent
  3. 3 to avoid
  4. 4 to refrain from
回避
huí bì
  1. 1 variant of 迴避|回避[huí bì]
规避
guī bì
  1. 1 to evade
  2. 2 to dodge
躲避
duǒ bì
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to dodge
  4. 4 to take shelter
  5. 5 to avoid (difficulties)
避
bì
  1. 1 to avoid
  2. 2 to shun
  3. 3 to flee
  4. 4 to escape
  5. 5 to keep away from
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to hide from
避孕
bì yùn
  1. 1 contraception
避孕套
bì yùn tào
  1. 1 condom
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
避孕药
bì yùn yào
  1. 1 oral contraceptive
避让
bì ràng
  1. 1 to avoid
  2. 2 to yield (in traffic)
  3. 3 to get out of the way
避开
bì kāi
  1. 1 to avoid
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to keep away from
避风
bì fēng
  1. 1 to take shelter from the wind
  2. 2 to lie low
  3. 3 to stay out of trouble
避风港
bì fēng gǎng
  1. 1 haven
  2. 2 refuge
  3. 3 harbor
  4. 4 CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
不可避免
bù kě bì miǎn
  1. 1 unavoidably
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
  1. 1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
躲避球
duǒ bì qiú
  1. 1 dodgeball
退避
tuì bì
  1. 1 to withdraw
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
  1. 1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
  2. 2 a strategic withdrawal
远避
yuǎn bì
  1. 1 to keep at a distance
  2. 2 to forsake

Idioms (8)

不避斧钺
bù bì fǔ yuè
  1. 1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
  2. 2 not afraid of dying in combat
  3. 3 not afraid of being executed
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
趋吉避凶
qū jí bì xiōng
  1. 1 to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
  1. 1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
  2. 2 a strategic withdrawal
避世绝俗
bì shì jué sú
  1. 1 to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
避其锐气，击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
  1. 1 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
  1. 1 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
  2. 2 out of the frying pan into the fire
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
  1. 1 (idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points

Sample Sentences

我也不想要阿！但偏偏我们家那个死鬼，硬是要跟我吵工作的问题。我出来跟你们聚是来避难的。
wǒ yě bù xiǎngyào Ā ！dàn piānpiān wǒmen jiā nàge sǐguǐ ，yìngshì yào gēn wǒ chǎo gōngzuò de wèntí 。wǒ chūlái gēn nǐmen jv4 shì lái bìnàn de 。
I don’t want to either! But that scoundrel at home insisted on arguing with me about a work problem. The reason I came out to attend the get together with you guys was avoiding a disaster at home.
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天灾人祸对于老百姓来说真是最严峻的考验，学校附近不是有片老房子吗？我看那里有些屋子，墙都塌了半边，希望里头住的人有个什么避难所可以去。
tiānzāi rénhuò duìyú lǎobǎixìng láishuō zhēn shì zuì yánjùn de kǎoyàn ，xuéxiào fùjìn bùshì yǒu piàn lǎo fángzi ma ？wǒ kàn nàlǐ yǒuxiē wūzi ，qiáng dōu tā le bànbiān ，xīwàng lǐtou zhù de rén yǒu gè shénme bìnànsuǒ kěyǐ qù 。
These calamities are the harshest of tests for ordinary people. Aren't there some old houses near our school? Some of those houses are already half caved in! I really hope the people living there have somewhere safe they can go.
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我倒是听说昨天学校开放礼堂让需要的人进去避难，这会儿应该塞满人了吧。
wǒ dào shì tīngshuō zuótiān xuéxiào kāifàng lǐtáng ràng xūyào de rén jìnqù bìnàn ，zhèhuìr5 yīnggāi sāimǎn rén le ba 。
I actually hear that our school opened up the assembly hall for people that needed some refuge from the storm. I bet it's packed full of people.
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