避 (bei6 | bi4) : avoid; prevent

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避

bei6

bi4

[1] avoid; evade; shun; avert
[2] prevent; keep away; repel

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

避

This word has been viewed 8958 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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躲避 do2 bei6 duo3 bi4 = to escape; to evade capture

逃避 tou4 bei6 tao2 bi4 = to evade

避免 bei6 min5 bi4 mian3 = to avert, prevent, avoid, refrain from

可以避免 ho2 ji5 bei6 min5 ke3 yi3 bi4 mian3 = evitable, avoidable

避開 bei6 hoi1 bi4 kai1 = avoid; shun; step aside; turn aside; dodge; escape; sheer off; avoidance

防避 fong4 bei6 = forfend

避雨 bei6 jyu5 bi4 yu3 = to take shelter from rain; to find shelter against rain

避忌 bei6 gei6 bi4 ji4 = be discreet; put under a taboo

避孕藥 bei6 jan6 joek6 = contraceptive

避風塘 bei6 fung1 tong4 = a typhoon shelter

回避 wui4 bei6 hui2 bi4 = to evade; to shun; to avoid

避雷針 bei6 leoi4 zam1 = lightning rod

避孕丸 bei6 jan6 jyun4*2 bi4 yun4 wan2 = contraceptive pill

避孕 bei6 jan6 bi4 yun4 = contraception

避難所 bei6 naan4 so2 bi4 nan2 suo3 = refuge; shelter

避風頭 bei6 fung1 tau4 bi4 feng1 tou2 = to dodge the brunt, lie low

不可回避 bat1 ho2 wui4 bei6 bu4 ke3 hui2 bi4 = must be addressed 國

無可避免 mou4 ho2 bei6 min5 = unavoidable

避車 bei6 ce1 = an escape vehicle

不可避免 bat1 ho2 bei6 min5 bu4 ke3 bi4 mian3 = unavoidably 國 (common formation)

避孕用品 bei6 jan6 jung6 ban2 bi4 yun4 yong4 pin3 = [n] contraceptive (common formation)

閃避 sim2 bei6 shan3 bi4 = to dodge quickly

迴避 wui4 bei6 hui2 bi4 = to avoid, dodge, evade

避諱 bei6 wai5 bi4 hui4 = a word or phrase to be avoided as taboo; a taboo; to evade, to dodge

退避 teoi3 bei6 tui4 bi4 = withdraw and keep off; keep out of the way

避風港 bei6 fung1 gong2 bi4 feng1 gang3 = haven

左閃右避 zo2 sim2 jau6 bei6 zuo3*2 shan3 you4 bi4 = dodge; avoid; try to hide from someone

暫避 zaam6 bei6 zan4 bi4 = temporarily divert or avoid

斬腳趾避沙蟲 zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵

避暑勝地 bei6 syu2 sing3 dei6 bi4 shu3 sheng4 di4 = summer resort

避稅 bei6 seoi3 bi4 shui4 = tax avoidance

規避 kwai1 bei6 gui1 bi4 = evade; avoid

避得一時唔避得一世 bei6 dak1 jat1 si4 m4 bei6 dak1 jat1 sai3 bi4 de2 yi1 shi2 wu2 bi4 de2 yi1 shi4 = you might be able to avoid sth. for the moment but not for your whole life 粵

避孕套 bei6 jan6 tou3 bi4 yun4 tao4 = condom

避之若浼 bei6 zi1 joek6 mui5 bi4 zhi1 ruo4 mei3 = to avoid sth. as if it were a plague; to stay at arms length from sth. defiling

鄰避主義 leon4 bei6 zyu2 ji6 = nimbyism

銅鑼灣避風塘 tung4 lo4 waan1/*4 bei6 fung1 tong4 = Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter in Hong Kong

Showing 1 example containing 避

做事出錯要改正﹐但要避免矯枉過正。
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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