避
bì
Pinyin

Definition

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

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: 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)

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)

Sample Sentences

故用兵之法，十则围之，五则攻之，倍则分之，敌则能战之，少则能逃之，不若则能避之。
gù yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，shí zé wéi zhī ，wǔ zé gōng zhī ，bèi zé fēn zhī ，dí zé néng zhàn zhī ，shǎo zé néng táo zhī ，bùruò zé néng bì zhī 。
How to use the army, surround the enemy if your army is 10X theirs, attack if your army is 5X, divide and conquer if 2X, defensive attack if on par and retreat and escape if the enemy is stronger.
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枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
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而这一类被用来融入环境，避开捕食者视线的颜色就称为保护色。
ér zhè yī lèi bèi yònglái róngrù huánjìng ，bìkāi bǔshízhě shìxiàn de yánsè jiù chēngwéi bǎohùsè 。
And these types of skin colors that are used to blend into the environment or to avoid predators are called a camouflage. 
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利而诱之，乱而取之，实而备之，强而避之，怒而挠之，卑而骄之，佚而劳之，亲而离之。
lì ér yòu zhī ，luàn ér qǔ zhī ，shí ér bèi zhī ，qiáng ér bì zhī ，nù ér náo zhī ，bēi ér jiāo zhī ，yì ér láo zhī ，qīn ér lí zhī 。
To use benefits to gain an advantage; to take advantage of a messy situation; to be well prepared; withdraw or avoid confrontation in the face of a strong opponent; when the enemy is angry make him more angry; to be humble when the enemy is proud; provoke the enemy to tire the enemy out; arouse misunderstandings or problems within the enemy team
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总有一种“难”，大多数妈妈都会狭路相逢避无可避，就是永远会有“别人家的孩子”，你在意或不在意，他们都明晃晃地矗立在那里。
zǒngyǒu yīzhǒng “nán ”，dàduōshù māma dōu huì xiálùxiāngféng bì wúkě bì ，jiùshì yǒngyuǎn huì yǒu “biéren jiā de háizi ”，nǐ zàiyì huò bùzàiyì ，tāmen dōu mínghuǎnghuǎng de chùlì zài nàli 。
There is a difficulty, that most moms unavoidably encounter on a narrow road, that is other family’s child. Whether you pay attention or not, they always stand there brightly.
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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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其实运动补水要遵循预防性补充和少量多次的原则，意思也就是说，在运动前、中、后都应该补水。这样可以避免一次性大量补水对肠胃道和心血管系统造成的负担。
qíshí yùndòng bǔ shuǐ yào zūnxún yùfángxìng bǔchōng hé shǎoliàng duōcì de yuánzé ，yìsi yějiùshìshuō ，zài yùndòng qián 、zhōng 、hòu dōu yīnggāi bǔ shuǐ 。zhèyàng kěyǐ bìmiǎn yīcìxìng dàliàng bǔ shuǐ duì chángwèidào hé xīnxuèguǎn xìtǒng zàochéng de fùdān 。
Actually when drinking water during sports you have to obey the principles of preventative supplementing and drinking a little bit many times. That is to say, you should drink before, during and after exercise. That's how you can avoid putting a burden on your intestines, stomach and the network of blood vessels in your heart.
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3）保持健康的生活方式和积极的社会交往，坚持力所能及的活动和锻炼。随着年龄增长的：老年人体脂百分比增高、瘦组织减少，也就是说，老年人不可避免地会出现肌肉的衰减，导致身体活动能力逐渐下降、容易摔倒等。
）bǎochí jiànkāng de shēnghuó fāngshì hé jījí de shèhuì jiāowǎng ，jiānchí lìsuǒnéngjí de huódòng hé duànliàn 。suízhe niánlíng zēngzhǎng de ：lǎoniánrén tǐ zhī bǎifēnbǐ zēnggāo 、shòu zǔzhī jiǎnshǎo ，yějiùshìshuō ，lǎoniánrén bùkě bìmiǎn de huì chūxiàn jīròu de shuāijiǎn ，dǎozhì shēntǐ huódòng nénglì zhújiàn xiàjiàng 、róngyì shuāidǎo děng 。
3) Maintain a healthy lifestyle and positive social interactions, and adhere to activities and exercises that are within your power. With the increase of age: the percentage of body fat in the elderly is increased, and the lean tissue is reduced. That is to say, the elderly will inevitably have muscle attenuation, which leads to a gradual decline in physical activity and easy fall.
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对于那些无实体店、无营业执照无信用担保、无第三方交易平台进入门槛低的微商，若与消费者发生消费纠纷，一些微商往往通过更换账号或直接删除“好友”关系，试图逃避法律责任。
duìyú nàxiē wú shítǐdiàn 、wú yíngyèzhízhào wú xìnyòng dānbǎo 、wú dìsānfāng jiāoyìpíngtái jìnrù ménkǎn dī de wēishāng ，ruò yǔ xiāofèizhě fāshēng xiāofèi jiūfēn ，yīxiē wēishāng wǎngwǎng tōngguò gēnghuàn zhànghào huò zhíjiē shānchú “hǎoyǒu ”guānxi ，shìtú táobì fǎlǜzérèn 。
For those micro-businesses that have no physical stores, no business licenses, no credit guarantees, and no third-party trading platforms, they will try to escape disputes with consumers and legal liability by changing accounts or directly deleting "friends" in the chat.
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如何让孩子放得下手机游戏，避免游戏成瘾，已成为亟待解决的社会问题之一。
rúhé ràng háizi fàngdexià shǒujī yóuxì ，bìmiǎn yóuxì chéngyǐn ，yǐ chéngwéi jídài jiějué de shèhuì wèntí zhīyī 。
How to get children not to be addicted to mobile games and to put down their phones have become a problem that the society needs to resolve urgently.
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