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 10594 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
See all 35 compounds (CantoDict reports 37 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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Decimal representation of this word: 避
Unicode code for this character: U+907f (off-site link)

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