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避免

bì miǎn · bi mian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to avert
  2. to prevent
  3. to avoid
  4. to refrain from
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In a conversation

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Leaving early

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)早(zǎo)出门(chūmén)？

    Why are you leaving so early?

  2. Liangliang

    为了(wèile)避免(bìmiǎn)早高峰(zǎogāofēng)。八点(bādiǎn)以后(yǐhòu)地铁(dìtiě)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    To avoid the morning rush hour. After eight the subway is too full.

  3. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，那(nà)我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)避免(bìmiǎn)呢(ne)？

    Oh. Then how can I avoid it too?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)也(yě)六点(liùdiǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)吧(ba)。

    Get up at six like me.

  5. Dengdeng

    六点(liùdiǎn)？那(nà)我(wǒ)宁可(nìngkě)挤(jǐ)地铁(dìtiě)。

    Six? Then I would rather squeeze onto the subway.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)知(zhī)道(dào)如(rú)何(hé)避(bì)免(miǎn)皱(zhòu)纹(wén)吗(ma)？

Would you like to know how to prevent getting wrinkles?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

战(zhàn)争(zhēng)必(bì)须(xū)不(bù)惜(xī)一(yí)切(qiè)代(dài)价(jià)地(de)去(qù)避(bì)免(miǎn)。

War must be avoided at all costs.

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

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避
bì

to avoid; to shun

免
miǎn

to excuse sb; to exempt

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