避 bì

1. bì verb to avoid; to shun
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '避'; Guoyu '避' v 1; Kroll 2015 '避' 1, p. 19; Unihan '避')
2. bì verb to flee; to escape; to leave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '避')
3. bì verb to leave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '避' v 2)
4. bì verb to renounce
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '避' 1a, p. 19)
5. bì verb to be inferior
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '避' 2, p. 19)
6. bì verb to prevent
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '避' v 3)
7. bì verb to yield
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '避' v 4)

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• 避雷器 lightning arrester
• 逃避责任(逃避責任) to evade responsibility; to shirk
• 避世 to shun the world
• 避秦 to flee the Qin
• 避火树(避火樹) sago palm; king sago; sago cycad; Japanese sago palm
• 退避 to withdraw
• 就虚避实(就虛避實) strike at what is weak and avoid what is strong
• 规避(規避) to evade; to dodge
• 远避(遠避) to keep at a distance; to forsake
• 避孕丸 contraceptive pill
• 闪避(閃避) to dodge; to sidestep
• 防避 protection
• 避讳(避諱) taboo on use of the ruler's name ; a taboo
• 避孕套 condom
• 避弹坑(避彈坑) foxhole
• 避坑落井 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well; out of the frying pan into the fire
• 避署 to go on summer vacation
• 避暑 to be away for the summer holidays
• 避免 to avert; to prevent; to avoid
• 隐避(隱避) to hide; to conceal and avoid
• 奔避 scattered and ran
• 避税港(避稅港) tax haven
• 避开(避開) to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
• 子宫内避孕器(子宮內避孕器) intrauterine device (IUD)
• 避不见面(避不見面) to refuse to meet; to avoid somebody
• 逃灾避难(逃災避難) to seek refuge from calamities
• 避实就虚(避實就虛) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
• 避风处(避風處) lee; windstop
• 避免修正主义(避免修正主義) free from revisionism
• 避孕 contraception
• 躲避球 dodgeball
• 避让(避讓) to avoid; to yield (in traffic); to get out of the way
• 不避艰险(不避艱險) shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
• 避蚊胺 insect repellent
• 避日 solifugae
• 不可避免 unavoidably
• 避风头(避風頭) to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
• 避邪 to avoid evil spirits
• 避世绝俗(避世絕俗) to withdraw from society and live like a hermit
• 避实击虚(避實擊虛) avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak
• 避日目 solifugae
• 避寒 to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday
• 避震鞋 cushioning shoes
• 避忌 to avoid as taboo
• 避恶(避惡) to avoid evil
• 避其锐气，击其惰归(避其銳氣，擊其惰歸) avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws
• 逃避 to escape; to evade; to shirk
• 走避 to run away; to escape; to avoid
• 避孕环(避孕環) coil; contraceptive coil; intrauterine device
• 避役 chameleon

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Collocations

• 避席 (避席) 曾子避席 — The Classic of Filial Piety 孝經, 孝經 Xiao Jing — count: 10
• 避逃 (避逃) 猶有鄰家所避逃之 — Mozi 墨子, 卷七 天志上 Book 7 - Will of Heaven I — count: 9
• 避害 (避害) 且以就利而避害也 — Guanzi 管子, 明法解第六十七 Chapter 67: Explanation of Wise Edicts — count: 5
• 避罪 (避罪) 折節事彊以避罪 — Guanzi 管子, 霸言第二十三 Chapter 23: The Sovereign's Words — count: 4
• 避燥 (避燥) 足以避燥溼寒暑 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 4
• 避亲 (避親) 三曰罰避親貴 — Guanzi 管子, 立政第四 Chapter 4: Establishing Governance — count: 3
• 足以避 (足以避) 足以避燥溼寒暑 — Guanzi 管子, 法法第十六 Chapter 16: Fa Fa — count: 3
• 不能避 (不能避) 今夫狂者之不能避水火之難而越溝瀆之險者 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 3
• 避刑罚 (避刑罰) 欲以受爵祿而避刑罰也 — Guanzi 管子, 明法解第六十七 Chapter 67: Explanation of Wise Edicts — count: 2
• 能避 (能避) 不若則能避之 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 2