"avoid" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
避免	bì miǎn	to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from	syn
逃避	táo bì	to escape / to evade / to avoid / to shirk	syn
回避迴避	huí bì	to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc)	syn
走避	zǒu bì	to run away / to escape / to avoid
避开避開	bì kāi	to avoid / to evade / to keep away from	syn
躲避	duǒ bì	to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties)	syn
以防	yǐ fáng	(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case	syn
生怕	shēng pà	to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to	syn
绕过繞過	rào guò	to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc)
躲开躲開	duǒ kāi	to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb)	syn
免除	miǎn chú	to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit	syn
省得	shěng de	to avoid / so as to save (money or time)	syn
幸免	xìng miǎn	to avoid (an unpleasant fate)	syn
推卸	tuī xiè	to avoid (esp. responsibility) / to shift (the blame) / to pass the buck	syn
避讳避諱	bì hui	to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid	syn
避让避讓	bì ràng	to avoid / to yield (in traffic) / to get out of the way	syn
免	miǎn	to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited	syn
避	bì	to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from	syn
躲	duǒ	to hide / to dodge / to avoid	syn
辟	bì	(literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4])	syn
蠲除	juān chú	to reprieve / to avoid / to redeem
解免	jiě miǎn	to avoid (difficulties) / to open up a siege
避而不	bì ér bù	to avoid (doing sth)
忌食	jì shí	(formal) to avoid (certain foods)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
不得不	bù dé bù	have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid	syn
以免	yǐ miǎn	in order to avoid / so as not to	syn
难免難免	nán miǎn	hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably	syn
免得	miǎn de	so as not to / so as to avoid	syn
忌讳忌諱	jì huì	taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from	syn
避讳避諱	bì huì	to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)	syn
逃婚	táo hūn	to flee to avoid an arranged marriage
埋头埋頭	mái tóu	to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
切忌	qiè jì	to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means	syn
免受	miǎn shòu	to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment	syn
避税避稅	bì shuì	to avoid taxation / tax avoidance	syn
避险避險	bì xiǎn	to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge	syn
免遭	miǎn zāo	to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared
消灾消災	xiāo zāi	to avoid calamities
扬长避短揚長避短	yáng cháng bì duǎn	to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths	syn
避重就轻避重就輕	bì zhòng jiù qīng	to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones	syn
脱产脫產	tuō chǎn	to transfer (from production to other duties) / to take leave (for study or other job) / to dispose of property / to transfer assets (to avoid liability)	syn
避嫌	bì xián	to avoid arousing suspicion
知难而退知難而退	zhī nán ér tuì	lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like	syn
避邪	bì xié	to avoid evil spirits
洁身自好潔身自好	jié shēn zì hào	clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean	syn
因噎废食因噎廢食	yīn yē fèi shí	lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk	syn
避忌	bì jì	to avoid as taboo
力戒	lì jiè	to try everything to avoid / to guard against	syn
忌口	jì kǒu	abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet	syn
讳疾忌医諱疾忌醫	huì jí jì yī	hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom) / fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice	syn
忌	jì	to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth	syn
讳諱	huì	to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior	syn
避其锐气击其惰归避其銳氣擊其惰歸	bì qí ruì qì jī qí duò guī	to avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws
一走了之	yī zǒu liǎo zhī	to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
不避斧钺不避斧鉞	bù bì fǔ yuè	not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed
违强陵弱違強陵弱	wéi qiáng líng ruò	to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom) / to bully
多一事不如少一事	duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì	it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
想开想開	xiǎng kāi	to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) / to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things / to accept the situation and move on	syn
戴表	dài biǎo	to wear a watch / homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC
躲年	duǒ nián	to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve)
躲风躲風	duǒ fēng	lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble
不免一死	bù miǎn yī sǐ	cannot avoid being killed / cannot escape death / to be mortal
迴避	huí bì	avoid / sidestep / skirt (an issue)
脱离危险脫離危險	tuō lí wēi xiǎn	out of danger / to avoid danger
不求有功，但求无过不求有功，但求無過	bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò	lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
偷工	tōu gōng	to skimp on the job / to avoid work
免受伤害免受傷害	miǎn shòu shāng hài	to avoid damage
多栽花少栽刺	duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì	talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks
引嫌	yǐn xián	to avoid arousing suspicions
戒忌	jiè jì	a taboo / to avoid sth (as taboo)
攘灾攘災	rǎng zāi	to ward off calamities / to avoid disaster
明枪好躲，暗箭难防明槍好躲，暗箭難防	míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng	lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防明槍易躲，暗箭難防	míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng	lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
溜边溜邊	liū biān	to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
溜边儿溜邊兒	liū biān r	to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / (fig.) to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
祈福禳灾祈福禳災	qí fú ráng zāi	to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)
草尼马草尼馬	cǎo ní mǎ	grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽\|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
讳称諱稱	huì chēng	euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
趋吉避凶趨吉避凶	qū jí bì xiōng	to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
躲清闲躲清閑	duǒ qīng xián	to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
逃禄逃祿	táo lù	to avoid employment
违强凌弱違強凌弱	wéi qiáng líng ruò	to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom) / to bully / also written 違強陵弱\|违强陵弱
避恶避惡	bì è	to avoid evil
闭口不谈閉口不談	bì kǒu bù tán	to refuse to say anything about (idiom) / to remain tight-lipped / to avoid mentioning	syn
隐避隱避	yǐn bì	to hide / to conceal and avoid (contact) / to keep sth concealed
草泥马草泥馬	cǎo ní mǎ	grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽\|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
绝口不提絕口不提	jué kǒu bù tí	(idiom) to avoid mentioning
美洲国家间避免或防止冲突条约		Treaty to Avoid or Prevent Conflicts between the American States / Gondra Treaty
避免-改换-改进避免-改換-改進		Avoid-Shift-Improve
止损点止損點	zhǐ sǔn diǎn	(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
消灾避邪消災避邪	xiāo zāi bì xié	to avoid calamities and evil spirits
躲不起	duǒ bu qǐ	can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
避其锐气，击其惰归避其銳氣，擊其惰歸	bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī	avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
避不见面避不見面	bì bù jiàn miàn	to refuse to meet sb / to avoid sb
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋	cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié	a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆	chǒu xí fù zǎo wǎn yě děi jiàn gōng pó	lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom) / fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
卸责卸責	xiè zé	to avoid responsibility / to shift the responsibility onto others / (Tw) to relieve sb of their responsibilities (e.g. upon retirement)
打太极打太極	dǎ tài jí	to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
尿遁	niào dùn	(slang) pretext of needing to urinate (used to slip away to avoid having to do sth)
背着抱着一般重	bēi zhe bào zhe yī bān zhòng	lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) / fig. one can't avoid the burden

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"avoid" Chinese-English Dictionary

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