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 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 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 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 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 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 免除 miǎn chú to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit syn 绕过 繞過 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc) 免遭 miǎn zāo to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared 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 避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid 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 避险 避險 bì xiǎn to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge 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 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 避税 避稅 bì shuì to avoid taxation / tax avoidance 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 逃婚 táo hūn to flee to avoid an arranged marriage 走避 zǒu bì to run away / to escape / to avoid 避忌 bì jì to avoid as taboo 力戒 lì jiè to try everything to avoid / to guard against 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 避 bì to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from 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 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 戴表 dài biǎo to wear a watch / homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC 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 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 蠲除 juān chú to reprieve / to avoid / to redeem 解免 jiě miǎn to avoid (difficulties) / to open up a siege 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) 避而不 bì ér bù to avoid (doing sth) 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 退避三舍 tuì bì - sān shè lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) / fig. to shun / to assiduously avoid syn 