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 邪恶 邪惡 xié è sinister / vicious / wicked / evil 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 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime / evil / sin 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 恶意 惡意 è yì malice / evil intention syn 免得 miǎn de so as not to / so as to avoid syn 以免 yǐ miǎn in order to avoid / so as not to syn 妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 邪教 xié jiào evil cult 幸免 xìng miǎn to avoid (an unpleasant fate) 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 恶性 惡性 è xìng malignant / wicked / vicious (circle) / producing evil / rapid (decline) / runaway (inflation) syn 免除 miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit syn 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil syn 绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc) 魔王 mó wáng devil king / evil person syn 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant syn 魔爪 mó zhǎo evil clutches / claws syn 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 作恶 作惡 zuò è to do evil syn 恶名 惡名 è míng bad name / evil reputation syn 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent 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 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil syn 恶霸 惡霸 è bà evil tyrant syn 恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence / retribution (in Buddhism) syn 恶行 惡行 è xíng evil or wicked conduct 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 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 邪魔 xié mó evil spirit syn 生怕 shēng pà to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to syn 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 邪说 邪說 xié shuō harmful teachings / evil doctrine syn 鬼祟 guǐ suì evil spirit / sneaky / secretive syn 奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile syn 魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil / the clutches (of a bad person etc) syn 恶言 惡言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk syn 死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment syn 避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 恶语 惡語 è yǔ evil words / malicious talk syn 居心 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions / to be bent on / a tranquil heart or mind 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 贼心 賊心 zéi xīn evil intentions syn 无所不为 無所不為 wú suǒ bù wéi not stopping at anything / all manner of evil syn 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom) / filled with extreme evil / replete with vice / guilty of monstrous crimes syn 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) syn 避险 避險 bì xiǎn to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge syn 弊病 bì bìng malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage 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 笑面虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions 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 奸计 奸計 jiān jì evil plan / evil schemes syn 阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind syn 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion 造孽 zào niè to do evil / to commit sins syn 忌口 jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet syn 狞笑 獰笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 余孽 餘孽 yú niè remaining evil element / surviving members (of an evil former regime) / dregs (of a colonial administration) 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 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom) syn 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature syn 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task / to curb one's evil instincts 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil syn 疾恶如仇 疾惡如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom) syn 鬼蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person / evil spirit syn 暗喜 àn xǐ hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì li evil forces / criminals elements syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì lì evil forces / criminal elements syn 避税 避稅 bì shuì to avoid taxation / tax avoidance syn 憎恶 憎惡 zēng è to hate evil syn 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 恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit / evil custom / vulgarity 恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner 逃婚 táo hūn to flee to avoid an arranged marriage 戾气 戾氣 lì qì evil tendencies / vicious currents / antisocial behavior 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 