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 破坏 破壞 pò huài destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy syn 损失 損失 sǔn shī loss / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] / to lose / to suffer damage syn 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 损伤 損傷 sǔn shāng to harm / to damage / to injure / impairment / loss / disability syn 躲避 duǒ bì to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties) syn 避开 避開 bì kāi to avoid / to evade / to keep away from 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 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 损坏 損壞 sǔn huài to damage / to injure syn 免得 miǎn de so as not to / so as to avoid syn 危害 wēi hài to harm / to jeopardize / to endanger / harmful effect / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 损害 損害 sǔn hài harm / to damage / to impair syn 以免 yǐ miǎn in order to avoid / so as not to syn 受损 受損 shòu sǔn to suffer damage 毁坏 毀壞 huǐ huài to damage / to devastate / to vandalize / damage / destruction syn 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard syn 幸免 xìng miǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate) syn 受害 shòu hài to suffer damage, injury etc / damaged / injured / killed / robbed syn 连累 連累 lián lěi to involve / to implicate sb / to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc) 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 以防 yǐ fáng (so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case syn 划伤 劃傷 huá shāng to damage by scratching / to gash / to lacerate 免除 miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit syn 灼伤 灼傷 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) syn 绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc) 重创 重創 zhòng chuāng to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 祸害 禍害 huò hài disaster / harm / scourge / bad person / to damage / to harm / to wreck syn 损毁 損毀 sǔn huǐ to damage / to wreck / to destroy syn 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared 隐患 隱患 yǐn huàn a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface 害处 害處 hài chu damage / harm / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 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) 推卸 tuī xiè to avoid (esp. responsibility) / to shift (the blame) / to pass the buck syn 忌讳 忌諱 jì huì taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from syn 省得 shěng de to avoid / so as to save (money or time) syn 生怕 shēng pà to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to syn 水灾 水災 shuǐ zāi flood / flood damage syn 避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid syn 虫害 蟲害 chóng hài insect pest / damage from insects 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 霜冻 霜凍 shuāng dòng frost / frost damage (to crop) 避险 避險 bì xiǎn to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge syn 毁损 毀損 huǐ sǔn impair, damage syn 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 切忌 qiè jì to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means 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 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 避让 避讓 bì ràng to avoid / to yield (in traffic) / to get out of the way syn 毁伤 毀傷 huǐ shāng to injure / to damage syn 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion 忌口 jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet 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 打伤 打傷 dǎ shāng to injure / to wound / to damage syn 避税 避稅 bì shuì to avoid taxation / tax avoidance syn 财产损失 cái chǎn sǔn shī property damage 避讳 避諱 bì huì to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders) syn 消灾 消災 xiāo zāi to avoid calamities 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 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 逃婚 táo hūn to flee to avoid an arranged marriage 脑损伤 腦損傷 nǎo sǔn shāng brain damage 祸国殃民 禍國殃民 huò guó yāng mín to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom) syn 走避 zǒu bì to run away / to escape / to avoid 浸种 浸種 jìn zhǒng to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc) 避忌 bì jì to avoid as taboo 力戒 lì jiè to try everything to avoid / to guard against syn 水害 shuǐ hài flood damage syn 躲 duǒ to hide / to dodge / to avoid syn 免 miǎn to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited syn 败 敗 bài to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither syn 避 bì to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 煞 shā to terminate / to cut short / to bring to a stop / to squeeze / to tighten / to damage / variant of 殺|杀[sha1] syn 忌 jì to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth 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 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 讳 諱 huì to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior syn 海损 海損 hǎi sǔn damage to goods during shipping 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 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 漶 huàn (of writing, pictures etc) indistinct due to deterioration (water damage etc) / blurry / eroded 虫灾 蟲災 chóng zāi insect damage / destruction of crops by pest insects syn 戴表 dài biǎo to wear a watch / homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC 诬害 誣害 wū hài to damage by calumny 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 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè guó lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom) / fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) / fig. to hit where it hurts / fig. to hit home / an argument that hits the nail on the head 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù to harm people and damage property (idiom) 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) 