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避开

bì kāi · bi kai

Traditional 避開

Meaning

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  1. to avoid
  2. to evade
  3. to keep away from
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Avoiding the rush

  1. Liangliang

    六点(liùdiǎn)的(de)地铁(dìtiě)，怎么(zěnme)还是(háishi)这么(zhème)挤(jǐ)？

    The 6 o'clock subway, and it's still this crowded?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)要(yào)避开(bìkāi)早高峰(zǎogāofēng)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say you wanted to avoid the morning rush hour?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)啊(a)，我(wǒ)就是(jiùshì)想(xiǎng)避开(bìkāi)高峰(gāofēng)才(cái)起(qǐ)这么(zhème)早(zǎo)。

    Yes! I got up this early just to avoid the rush.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)避开(bìkāi)早高峰(zǎogāofēng)。

    But everyone wants to avoid the morning rush hour.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)高峰(gāofēng)也(yě)提前(tíqián)了(le)！

    So the rush hour has moved earlier too!

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2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)避(bì)开(kāi)高(gāo)峰(fēng)期(qī)，他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)提(tí)前(qián)半(bàn)小(xiǎo)时(shí)出(chū)门(mén)。

To avoid the rush hour, he leaves half an hour early every day.

02

司(sī)机(jī)及(jí)时(shí)刹(shā)车(chē)，避(bì)开(kāi)了(le)路(lù)上(shang)的(de)小(xiǎo)猫(māo)。

The driver braked in time and avoided the kitten on the road.

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