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HSK
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
so as not to; so as to avoid
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躲* | 躲* | *躲
to hide / to dodge / to avoid
HSK 5
to avert / to prevent / to avoid / to refrain from
HSK 4
hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably
HSK 4
lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (proverb) / fig. something unpleasant or embarrassing cannot be avoided forever; sooner or later one must face it
(formal) to avoid (certain foods)
to prevent / to avoid / to excuse / to exempt / to relieve / (of a debt) to remit
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *避* | 避* | *避
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from
HSK 4
to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言 "to state frankly")
unavoidable / can't be avoided
HSK 7-9
in order to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc)
HSK 5
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
HSK 7-9
cannot avoid being killed / cannot escape death / to be mortal
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *忌* | 忌* | *忌
to be jealous of / fear / dread / scruple / to avoid or abstain from / to quit / to give up sth
HSK 7-9
sth one wishes to keep secret / ulterior motive / a subject best avoided
HSK 7-9
(so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
to avoid (an unpleasant fate)
HSK 7-9
to fear / afraid / extremely nervous / for fear that / to avoid / so as not to
HSK 7-9
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *免* | 免* | *免
to excuse sb / to exempt / to remove or dismiss from office / to avoid / to avert / to escape / to be prohibited
HSK 7-9
to avoid suffering / to avoid meeting (a fatal accident) / spared
to escape / to evade / to avoid / to shirk
HSK 7-9
to avoid / so as to save (money or time)
to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties)
HSK 7-9
to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb)
abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to show respect; to give face (esp. in public to avoid embarrassment); (often sarcastic) to treat with basic courtesy (implying the recipient is undeserving)
to avoid damage
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
(idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects
(sports) to avoid relegation to a lower division
to try everything to avoid; to guard against
to avoid arousing suspicion
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom) / not afraid of dying in combat / not afraid of being executed
to get over (a shock, bereavement etc) / to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things / to accept the situation and move on
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths
to avoid taxation / tax avoidance
to wear a watch / homophone for 代表 used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism / to keep one's shortcomings secret / to refuse to listen to advice
taboo / to avoid as taboo / to abstain from
HSK 7-9
to ward off calamities / to avoid disaster
(idiom) to avoid mentioning
to refuse to say anything about (idiom) / to remain tight-lipped / to avoid mentioning
to avoid a problem by walking away from it / to quit
to avoid employment
(finance) stop-loss point (price at which one resolves to sell a security at a loss in order to avoid the possibility of having to sell later at an even lower price)
euphemism / word used to avoid a taboo reference
to avoid calamities
to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment
to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
to avoid responsibility; to shift the responsibility onto others / (Tw) to relieve sb of their responsibilities (e.g. upon retirement)
see 肏你媽|肏你妈 (near homophone of 肏你媽|肏你妈 used to avoid Internet censorship)
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) / fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid
to transfer (from production to other duties) / to take leave (for study or other job) / to dispose of property / to transfer assets (to avoid liability)
cannot be avoided / cannot do without
to practice tai chi / (fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass the buck
to seek luck and avoid calamity (idiom)
to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
to skimp on the job / to avoid work
talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks
to avoid calamities and evil spirits
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved
to avoid evil spirits
(idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world
to avoid (difficulties) / to open up a siege
to avoid (doing sth)
to flee to avoid an arranged marriage
to avoid arousing suspicions
to hide / to conceal and avoid (contact) / to keep sth concealed
lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like
clean-living and honest (idiom); to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean
to refuse to meet sb / to avoid sb
to avoid as taboo / to avoid by all means
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禳* | 禳* | *禳
sacrifice for avoiding calamity
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
to avoid / to evade / to keep away from
to avoid evil
lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom) / fig. one can't avoid the burden
a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb) / (fig.) it comes with the territory (e.g. a person with the power to grant favors will inevitably succumb to temptation and take a bribe)
can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
lit. to avoid the wind / fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation / to stay out of trouble
to reprieve / to avoid / to redeem
to dine and dash; (by extension) to avoid paying a bill
(bound form) to avoid being struck by lightning / (slang) to steer clear of sth bad (e.g. shoddy goods, a scam, or a bad experience)
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
to avoid / to yield (in traffic) / to get out of the way
to flee from danger / to avoid danger / to minimize risk / (finance) hedge
to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve)
to run away / to escape / to avoid
avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
(of a robot, autonomous vehicle etc) to avoid obstacles
(slang) pretext of needing to urinate (used to slip away to avoid having to do sth)
avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc)

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