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逃避

táo bì · tao bi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to escape
  2. to evade
  3. to avoid
  4. to shirk
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Homework

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)写完(xiěwán)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you finished your homework?

  2. Dengdeng

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)，我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)玩(wán)一会儿(yīhuìr)游戏(yóuxì)吧(ba)。

    Not yet. Let's play a game for a while first.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)又(yòu)在(zài)逃避(táobì)了(le)。你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)玩(wán)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    You're avoiding it again. You've played for three hours.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)不(bù)逃避(táobì)了(le)。你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？

    Fine, I won't avoid it. Can you help me?

  5. Liangliang

    不能(bùnéng)，我(wǒ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)也(yě)没(méi)写(xiě)。

    No, I haven't done mine either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)逃(táo)避(bì)，我(wǒ)要(yào)你(nǐ)回(huí)答(dá)我(wǒ)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)。

Don't dodge the issue, I want you to answer my question.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)会(huì)逃(táo)避(bì)生(shēng)活(huó)问(wèn)题(tí)。

You're just running away from life's problems.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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