Keyword
to avoid
- to turn away
- to escape
- to hide
- Frequency
- #971
- Strokes
- 16
Readings
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Mnemonic
辶 (foot) gives the meaning and 辟 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
避免
to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
逃避
to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
回避
to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
避开
to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
避
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
躲避
to hide; to evade; to dodge; to take shelter; to avoid (difficulties)
不可避免
(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
避难
to take refuge; to seek asylum
规避
to evade; to dodge
避孕
contraception
避孕套
condom
避难所
a refuge; a haven; a sanctuary
避孕药
oral contraceptive
避暑
to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke
避讳
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
避税
to avoid taxation; tax avoidance
避险
to flee from danger; to avoid danger; to minimize risk; (finance) hedge
避风港
haven; refuge; harbor
闪避
to dodge; to sidestep
避雨
to take shelter from the rain
扬长避短
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
避重就轻
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
避风
to take shelter from the wind; to lie low; to stay out of trouble
避让
to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way