避免

Chinese

avoid; shun; flee
avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide
 
to exempt; to remove; to avoid
to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse
 
trad. (避免) 避 免
simp. #(避免) 避 免

Pronunciation

Verb

避免

  1. to avoid; to refrain from
    你在避免的事情，正是你需要做的事情。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Nǐ zài bìmiǎn de shìqíng, zhèng shì nǐ xūyào zuò de shìqíng. [Pinyin]
    The thing you are avoiding is exactly the thing you need to do.
    急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。 [MSC, trad.]
    急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jízhuǎnwān yǐ bìmiǎn zhuàng dào dòngwù shì zàochéng chēhuò de zhǔyào yuányīn. [Pinyin]
    Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.
  2. to prevent

Synonyms

  • (to avoid): 免除 (miǎnchú), (formal, to luckily avoid) 幸免 (xìngmiǎn)
  • (to prevent):

Derived terms

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