Meaning
avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away
Chinese: 避免。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bi” becomes a different word in each tone. 避 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
- 逃避táo bìto escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
- 回避huí bìto shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue)
- 躲避duǒ bìto hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter
- 不可避免bù kě bì miǎn(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
Example Sentence
下雨了，我们到屋檐下避一避雨。Xià yǔ le, wǒ men dào wū yán xià bì yi bì yǔ.It is raining; let us take shelter under the eaves.
下雨Xià yǔto rain了le(completed action)，我们wǒ menwe到dàoto reach屋檐wū yáneaves下xiàbelow避bìto avoid一yione避雨bì yǔto take shelter from the r。